====== Notify ====== To display notifications from scripts running as root for the currently logged in user, use this: notify-send.sh #!/bin/bash username= if [ "$(id -u)" != "1000" ] ; then sudo -u $username DISPLAY=:0 DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus notify-send "$@" else notify-send "$@" fi For permanent notifications that don't disappear, use the critical urgency: notify-send -u critical "Hello world 3" -t 2000