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

[Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com>]

Hi Thomas

> Sent: Friday, June 04, 2021 at 6:02 PM
> From: "Thomas D. Dean" <tomdean@wavecable.com>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?
>
> I use Ubuntu.  I removed the ubuntu desktop and installed vanilla gnome.
> Google:
> 'Converting Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to Vanilla Gnome3'

According to the website "The 8 Best Ubuntu Desktop Environments (20.04 Focal Fossa Linux)" [https://linuxconfig.org/the-8-best-ubuntu-desktop-environments-20-04-focal-fossa-linux], Ubuntu 20.04 LTS comes with the default Gnome 3.36 desktop.
>
> After I disabled timers, I rebooted.  apt-update && apt-upgrade.  After
> that I had one popup  that said I had upgrades pending.  The apt timer
> was set to expire in 3 hours...

See...you'd an automatic download of updates.....