Ubuntu Tutorial: Disable Pidgin notification

After Ubuntu is installed, Pidgin is downloaded as the IM center. All IM are contracted to send and receive Pidgin messages, including FaceBook messages, GTalk and MSN. However, the notification of Pidgin is very busy ". Every time there are people online, offline, and so on, a notification message will be left on the screen. Sometimes it is annoying. If you want to disable the notificatio of Pidgin

After Ubuntu is installed, Pidgin is downloaded as the IM center. All IM are contracted to send and receive Pidgin messages, including FaceBook messages, GTalk and MSN. However, the notification of Pidgin is very busy ". Every time there are people online, offline, and so on, a notification message will be left on the screen. Sometimes it is annoying.

If you want to disable the notification of Pidgin, go to Tools --> Plugins first.

Click Libnotify Popups and click Configure Plugin.

Cancel both Buddy signs on and Buddy signs off.

As a result, Pidgin is much quieter.