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How To Enable Desktop Notification For VLC In Ubuntu 13.10 [Quick Tip]
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I must say VLC is by far the best media player out there for playing video files. There are a number of hidden features of VLC media player which you may not even know about. One such feature is desktop notification. In this quick tip, we shall see **how to enable desktop notification for VLC in Ubuntu 13.10** and other versions.
### Enable desktop notification for VLC in Ubuntu: ###
To enable desktop notification in Ubuntu, follow the steps below:
#### Step 1: ####
Open VLC media player. From the top menu, go to **Tools** and then **Preferences**.
**VLC->Tools->Preferences**
![](http://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/VLC_Notification_Ubuntu.jpeg)
#### Step 2: ####
Check the **All** button in the bottom:
![](http://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/VLC_Notification_Ubuntu_1.jpeg)
#### Step 3: ####
Now, from the left sidebar, choose **Control interfaces**. In here, check the **LibNotify Notification Plugin** and save it. This enables desktop notification for VLC in Ubuntu with Unity.
![](http://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/VLC_Notification_Ubuntu_2.jpeg)
By default the notification appears for 4000 ms i.e. 4 seconds. You can change it under Control interfaces by selecting Notify option.
![](http://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/VLC_Notification_Ubuntu_3.jpeg)
And that would be it. You can see the notification when you play an audio or video file. It will be perfectly integrated in Ubuntu environment:
![](http://itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/VLC_Notification_Ubuntu_4.jpeg)
I hope this quick tip helped you to use VLC in a more Ubuntu-ish fashion by enabling desktop notification. What you say?
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