notification-daemon 3.14.1-1ubuntu1 (amd64 binary) in ubuntu vivid

 notification-daemon displays passive pop-up notifications, as per
 the Desktop Notifications Specification.
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 The Desktop Notifications Specification provides a standard way of
 doing passive pop-up notifications on the Linux desktop. These are
 designed to notify the user of something without interrupting their
 work with a dialog box that they must close. Passive popups can
 automatically disappear after a short period of time.