Upstream has the same opinion: Comment #5 from Behdad Esfahbod (developer, points: 21) 2006-03-27 00:38 UTC [reply]
Adding this to ~/.inputrc or /etc/inputrc works for example: # use a visible bell if one is available set bell-style visible Something not quite irrelevant: I had a quite embarrasing moment when I booted the GNOME 2.14 when I was in the office and its LONG login sound went as loud as my speakers could. Well, I believe a default install should not make any sound, and that should be set up through GNOME sound settings. Seeking a solution in gnome-terminal's defaults doesn't look like optimal to me. -- Beeps on tab https://launchpad.net/bugs/34745 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs