Software updater snuck in a package that is unwanted

[Tom H]

On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 4:02 PM, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 18/10/2017, Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> You could delete the metapackages but you'd be better off disabling
>> unattended-upgrades:
>>
>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticSecurityUpdates
>
> On that web page is
>
> "
> This is a simple tutorial that will teach you to configure your system
> to automatically install security updates. There are always some
> security risks involved in running software upgrades without
> supervision
> "
>
> 1. That web page tells how to automatically install updates. It does
> not state how to prevent automated installation of updates.
>
> 2. "There are always some security risks involved in running software
> upgrades without supervision" - the use of the packager is a defined
> and declared security risk.

If it shows you how to enable them, it's also showing you how to
disable them; especially since it shows you what settings are changed!