Software updater snuck in a package that is unwanted

[Bret Busby]

On 17/10/2017, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 16 October 2017 at 23:51, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
>> How do I remove a package that was snuck in?
>>
>> The Software updater apparently installed a package that was listed as
>> "Automatically install upgrades" or something like that, because I did
>> not know how to permanently block it.
>>
>> Synaptic shows it (I think) as unattended upgrades", with the
>> description "automatic installation of security upgrades".no
>
> No need to panic, just go to the Updates tab Software & Updates (not
> certain what it was called in 16.04, something like that) and specify
> what you want the system to do with updates.
>
> I have to ask whether you are using the right OS for your needs. You
> seem find so many aspects of it so seriously flawed that I wonder
> whether you would be better with a system that gives you more control
> of what goes on. Windows 10 perhaps?
>

I gave up completely on MS Windows, with v8 - it was simply too
difficult to use.

>From what my wife has told me about MS Win10, it is absolutely hostile
and unusable, and it spends most of its time, playing with itself, and
not letting an intended user, do anything useful with it.

Ubuntu Linux was one of only two non-MS operating systems, that was
capable of driving the CPU on this computer, and, the only one capable
of driving the graphics on this computer.

It took me about 18 months to 2 years, to get this computer working
with a usable operating system.

Having forgotten the Win8 password for this computer, when the other
non-MS operating system is capable of driving the graphics on this
system, I am looking at replacing the Win8 installation (all 250GB
that it takes up), with the other OS.

The other OS, I think, has a bit of a learning curve.

So far, Ubuntu had fallen under the Ford Prefect designation, of
"Mostly harmless".

Until now.

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Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia

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