> For now `sudo apt purge ubuntu-advantage-tools` seems to work to get
rid of ads.

This does not work because it also removes core packages.

eg ubuntu-minimal* gnome-software*  xubuntu-desktop*

Likewise `sudo apt purge ubuntu-pro-client`


Trying to squeeze cash by utilising FOMO or lack of security and and worrying 
users who then bombard me with questions is not a great look. 

There should be a simple switch to disable this marketing nonsense.

Ironically I am a target for your sales pitch, but bully boy tactics
have the reverse effect. It's one of the reasons I dumped the Windows
world years ago. Sad to say you have steadily become more and more like
M$.

You have clearly CHOSEN to monetise 'security' updates. It's by design,
not accident.

(Lets not mention the debacle that is snaps that you spent years
ignoring issues with, despite choosing to foist them on users when they
broke systems and prevented timely upgrades - I have little more
confidence in your 'security' than I do snaps)

It therefore gives me intense pleasure to disable it all and steadfastly
refuse to play your stupid games.

I can only assume it is making you lots more money because there is no
other reason to keep foisting this annoying junk on users otherwise.

I wonder which will come first. Retirement or changing OS again? The
latter seems to be approaching much more rapidly than the former.

If your push is 'these packages are insecure but we provide secure ones'
(haha - see above) then users may as well just install Debian and be
done with it (I have already started moving in this direction for some
installs)

All very sad.

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