Setting the -verbose flag adds it to the startup flags and if you *save* the settings the flag is saved as well. Open the Startup preferences and remove the flag.

I opened an issue on Github about changing the behavior of the startup flags like this.

On Dec 25, 2017, at 10:26 PM, pd-list-request@lists.iem.at wrote:

From: Alexandros <adrcki@gmail.com>
To: pd-list@lists.iem.at
Subject: [PD] How to get off verbose mode?
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I started Pd with the verbose flag via the terminal, and since then it 
just launches in verbose mode, even if I don't use the flag, or if I 
launch it via its launcher icon.

Why is this happening?

I'm on Ubuntustudio 17.10 and Pd-0.48-0.

Happy holidays everyone!

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