Tutorial: How to Disable Pidgin Notification in Ubuntu

Pidgin is a free software and open source that you can use to manage account IM (Instant Messaging). This application can use for many account: Yahoo, Google Talk, AIM, Facebook Chat, IRC, MSN, etc with a single interface.

In Ubuntu or other linux distro, pidgin provide notifications to the online buddies, friend chat, or other by popping up. But for some people, this may interfere.

You can set notifications what you want, when buddies sign on and sign off, or you only want new message notifications from your buddies. 

This tutorial will explain how to disable or enable Pidgin notification in Ubuntu. But you can try this for other linux distro.

1. Open Pidgin application
2. Click Tools menu, then choose Plugin. Or you can press Ctrl+U
   
3. Scroll down and look for Libnotify popups, select it. Then click Configure Plugin.
   
4. Check or Uncheck any items what you want to be notified or no notified.
   
   If you don't want to be notified buddy signs on, uncheck it.
5. Then click Close button. 
6. Now only the notifications you want will pop up.