Hello, > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2021 at 7:43 PM > From: l0f...@tuta.io > To: "Debian User" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Subject: Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of > software/security updates? > > > unattended-upgrades is not installed by default, so you installed that > package at some point because you were interested in applying upgrades > automatically.
I'm sorry but your understanding is incorrect. I'm sure I've never installed it at any point in the course of using Debisn. I remember very clearly that when I first installed Debian on my machine, I did specify that I didn't want automatic upgrades. > Now, you are not interested anymore. So you have chosen to delete the > configuration file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades and disabled the > systemd service unattended-upgrades. I've never wanted upgrades/updates to be automatic. > No I don't have it, it's installed with the optional package > "unattended-upgrades". I'm very certain that I didn't install the package "unattended-upgrades". My knowledge of computing and Debian is elementary so much so that I'd never install packages that seem weird or alien to me. > > Strictly speaking, /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades is a file, not a > package. > A package is a combination of files provided for your Debian distribution. > I just wanted to make sure you didn't talk about removing the > "unattended-upgrades" package. Thanks for your explanation. > > By the way, I think you should not have deleted that file. That's somewhat > dirty. I still have that file because I'd moved it to my removable backup drive. Should I restore it? What do you think? > If you want to make a pause with a package, just stop it and disable it (or > tweak the configuration file so there is no real action processed). Just so you know, my knowledge of Debian and computing is basic/elementary (meaning, I don't know how to tweak configuration files...). > > If you are sure not to use some optional package, then remove or even purge > it. You suggest that I purge the optional package "unattended-upgrades".... What happens if that package is a dependency of some other packages? What commands can I type to show that the package "unattended=upgrades" is or isn't a dependency of some other packages? Thanks for your help and time. I really appreciate it. Best regards.
