You did respond to the questions so this should not have expired out.
However, your answers beget more questions so I will be setting this
back to incomplete.
> /etc/default/motd-news as outlined in the link
> "/etc/default/motd-news has an ENABLED=1 setting that if set to 0 will turn
> off this functionality."
> The file no longer exists by default. This would be required to change
the ENABLED variable from 1 to 0.
The file did exist by default in the focal release, but the changes in
LP: #1888575 were SRUed such that this file also does not exist on an
up-to-date Desktop system of a previous Ubuntu release - only on an
Ubuntu Server system.
> The directions or pulled location are wrong. ubuntu-advantage-tools requires
> MOTD which
> itself it does not control, both of which are not removable as they are
> dependencies of
> ubuntu-desktop-minimal. Subsequently there are forced hooks for MOTD and Apt
> for
> something most desktop users aren't using with the inability to opt out in
> the way it is listed.
So your objection is in the context of Ubuntu Desktop, not Server?
> The reason why this matters is a disabled service through systemd will then
> be enabled. By
> doing so it procs the running of said MOTD service which does reach out to
> the internet.
> The only certain option is to mask the services and timers entirely.
I do not understand what this refers to, because the
/lib/systemd/system/motd-news.service service calls /etc/update-
motd.d/50-motd-news, which does nothing if the file /etc/default/motd-
news does not exist. This is the case on Desktop systems. So can you
clarify what it is that is running that you think should not be?
** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu)
Status: Expired => Incomplete
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