"sudo apt-get remove unattended-upgrades does work for me in Xenial. If you wish to disable updates while keeping unattended-upgrades on the system please run:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure unattended-upgrades And opt out from installing updates. This edits /etc/apt/apt.conf.d /20auto-upgrades accordingly. ** Changed in: unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1018367 Title: Unable to remove unattended-upgrades To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unattended-upgrades/+bug/1018367/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs