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Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?



On Tue, 25 May 2021 19:25:01 +0200
Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> wrote:

> 2. I deleted the file 50unattended-upgrades located
> in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
> 
> In spite of the above two actions, Debian 10.9 still downloads
> software and security updates for me automatically in the background.
> Could someone help me with a fix that really works?

Well, you could run:

apt purge unattended-upgrades

Somewhat less drastic:

systemctl [stop|disable] unattended-upgrades

(Both, of course, as root.)

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