On Sb, 29 mai 21, 19:09:36, Stella Ashburne wrote: > Hello Andrei > > Thank you for your advice and time. I really appreciate it. > > > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 2:49 PM > > From: "Andrei POPESCU" <andreimpope...@gmail.com> > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of > > software/security updates? > > > > Removing files belonging to a package is typically frowned upon, as this > > can under specific circumstances be like pulling the rug from underneath > > a package (or worse, APT/dpkg). > > Oops. I removed/deleted the file 50unattended-upgrades located in > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ > > > > In the case of configuration files (basically everything that is under > > /etc and a few other places) it can cause unexpected or even unsafe > > behaviour as the software might revert to built-in defaults that could > > be wrong for your system. > > I suppose 50unattended-upgrades is a configuration file?
Yes. You also disabled the background service, so it should be fine. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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