update-managerupdatesxubuntu
Is it possible to turn "Software updater" off? It pops up on startup every single time offering new (unwanted) updates. I have tried to set "don't check for updates" and all this kind of stuff in Software updater settings. But it still pops up.
It's annoying, could you advice how to get rid of it?
Please have a look on below images.
to access in your system please install dconf-editor.
to install it sudo apt update && sudo apt install dconf-editor
Please note that, for security updates, there is no control. Please have a look at below description.
<key type="i" name="regular-auto-launch-interval">
<default>7</default>
<summary>Interval (in days) when to auto launch for normal updates</summary>
<description>The interval (in days) when auto launching update-manager for normal updates. Please note that it will auto launch for security updates immediately. If you set it to "0" it will also launch as soon as updates become available.</description>
Based on your needs you can control those three choices with command line as below commands
gsettings set com.ubuntu.update-notifier no-show-notifications true
gsettings set org.gnome.software download-updates false
gsettings set org.gnome.software allow-updates false
now, Based on your needs, you can set cronjob (How do I set up a Cron job?) with true and false values for your chosen time..
for example. 6pm to 10pm is the PRIME TV PROGRAMME,
then set the 3 values scheduled at 6pm true/ false
and then set the 3 values scheduled at 10pm false/ ture
Best Answer
One of the easiest way I did to overcome from this problem is that you can remove update-notifier
Please note that, this will remove only the graphic way to do system updates.. You can still do your upgrades using commands or Synaptic :)
You can always reply if you get in any trouble.. :)