Get Instant Linux Command Completion Alerts with NotiFyre – Install & Configure

NotiFyre is a lightweight Bash utility that sends a desktop notification when a command finishes, useful for long‑running commands on Linux.

Installation

On Ubuntu install the required packages:

sudo apt-get install notify-osd pulseaudio-utils libnotify-bin

Test the notification system: notify-send "hello" If no popup appears, reinstall the packages:

sudo apt-get --reinstall install libnotify-bin notify-osd

Download NotiFyre scripts

The project is hosted at https://github.com/kaustubhhiware/NotiFyre. Retrieve the two required scripts:

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kaustubhhiware/NotiFyre/master/notifyre.sh -o ~/notifyre.sh
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rcaloras/bash-preexec/master/bash-preexec.sh -o ~/bash-preexec.sh

Configure Bash

Add the scripts to the end of ~/.bashrc:

# NotiFyre integration
source ~/notifyre.sh
source ~/bash-preexec.sh

Reload the configuration:

source ~/.bashrc

Result

After reloading, any command executed in the shell will trigger a desktop notification when it completes, providing immediate feedback without monitoring the terminal.