Software updater snuck in a package that is unwanted

[Bret Busby]

On 17/10/2017, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 17 October 2017 at 08:38, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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.
>
> That was supposed to be sarcasm.
>
>> ..
>> So far, Ubuntu had fallen under the Ford Prefect designation, of
>> "Mostly harmless".
>>
>> Until now.
>
> So did you manage to find the settings to change it as I described?
>

Without information (details) otherwise, I think this was already
covered in the thread, where all that I could do, was to stop the
checking for updates, but I could not stop the automated installation
of updates/upgrades, once they are found (whether they are found
manually or by automation).

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Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia

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