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## 7. Disabling the Audible Bell on the Text Console

If you want to force the visible bell on your console you can use the "`bl`" entry in `termcap` and define it with the same string suggested for "`vb`" above. This approach is handy if you don't want to customize each application (which is described below, anyway). I use this option on all the machines where I can run Linux and I can't detach the speaker.

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