The familiar login sound in Ubuntu is being disabled by default in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
A patch uploaded by Jeremy Bicha describes the short sound clip as ‘more disruptive than helpful’ in light of efforts by Ubuntu engineers to deliver significantly fast boot times.
As iconic and well-loved as the drum beat sound is there is an sound argument to be made for it having outstayed its welcome.
Ubuntu underwent a top-to-toe rebrand in 2010 affecting tis visual identify – colour scheme, logo, font, and more – but its auditory brand remains unchanged since Ubuntu 6.10 ‘Edgy Eft’.
With Ubuntu 12.04 promising to boot-up faster than previous releases have one has to question the need for a 5 second long musical introduction — yes, it’s that long — to mask the bit-by-bit loading of the desktop.
If word of this switch off isn’t music to your ears (sorry/not sorry) then don’t panic: Ubuntu’s login sound can be re-enabled from the Startup Applications panel, and in future versions of Precise from the Sound Settings dialog.
But let me know what you think of this change by voting in the poll below.
Thanks to WarriorIng64