Public bug reported: There isn't a "No sounds" theme to choose as alert sound in the sound preferences. There used to be one, and it is necessary to get rid of system sounds.
A workaround would be to set the "Alert volume" to zero, but that causes all application sounds (e.g. Skype incoming calls) to be muted, which is not what I want. Another workaround would be to set event-sounds setting with dconf- editor (org->gnome->desktop->sound->event-sounds). When I do this, the theme selection dialog is grayed out, but sounds keep playing. I was think about filing this as a separate bug, but I am not sure which package to file it to. If I am missing something and there is a way to get rid of system sounds without getting rid of specific application sounds, please let me know. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.2.2-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.25-generic 3.0.13 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Jan 9 20:08:28 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/zsh SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-29 (102 days ago) usr_lib_gnome-control-center: deja-dup 20.1-0ubuntu0.2 gnome-bluetooth 3.2.0-0ubuntu2 indicator-datetime 0.3.1-0ubuntu1.1 ** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/914057 Title: "No sounds" theme missing in sound preferences To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/914057/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs