How to fully disable automatic updates
by rsood from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5RPYE)
Hello,
I toyed around with Debian for many years. When Windows 10 came out and Microsoft decided that they own my computer and should be able to install their updates when they want, I made the switch to Debian on my laptop. Now Debian seems to be going down the same path.
I absolutely would like to be notified when there are updates available so that I can install them when I have time. However, it is not appropriate for an OS to install updates on its own whenever you [try to] shutdown, particularly not on a laptop.
I went in to /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/##unattended-upgrades and commented out the lines that were uncommented (in my case these were:
"origin=Debian,codename=${distro_codename},label=Debian";
"origin=Debian,codename=${distro_codename},label=Debian-Security";
"origin=Debian,codename=${distro_codename}-security,label=Debian-Security";
)
Somehow, I still seem to be getting updates that install when I shutdown though. Last night when I went to shutdown, the shutdown prompt said "Install updates and shutdown", but did not give me any option to shutdown without installing the update (after starting up this morning, it appears that update was for skypeforlinux).
My question is: How can I fully disable automatic updates (such that I don't get prompts like the above, nor do I have updates installed at any time without my approval, nor do I have to give my approval for updates in order to shutdown/startup)?
Thank you
I toyed around with Debian for many years. When Windows 10 came out and Microsoft decided that they own my computer and should be able to install their updates when they want, I made the switch to Debian on my laptop. Now Debian seems to be going down the same path.
I absolutely would like to be notified when there are updates available so that I can install them when I have time. However, it is not appropriate for an OS to install updates on its own whenever you [try to] shutdown, particularly not on a laptop.
I went in to /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/##unattended-upgrades and commented out the lines that were uncommented (in my case these were:
"origin=Debian,codename=${distro_codename},label=Debian";
"origin=Debian,codename=${distro_codename},label=Debian-Security";
"origin=Debian,codename=${distro_codename}-security,label=Debian-Security";
)
Somehow, I still seem to be getting updates that install when I shutdown though. Last night when I went to shutdown, the shutdown prompt said "Install updates and shutdown", but did not give me any option to shutdown without installing the update (after starting up this morning, it appears that update was for skypeforlinux).
My question is: How can I fully disable automatic updates (such that I don't get prompts like the above, nor do I have updates installed at any time without my approval, nor do I have to give my approval for updates in order to shutdown/startup)?
Thank you