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I'm using LXQt in Lubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa.

I'd like to get rid of the Livepatch indicator, that's within the system tray that's on my panel (the tray is full of c*** I don't need anyway!)

I looked for answers here:

but the suggestions did not work, or were not about removing livepatch.

I don't mind disabling it completely, or just removing the icon. And it can be just for my user, or globally.

einpoklum
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I was able to remove the Livepatch system tray panel indicator in Lubuntu 20.04 disabling some options in autostart, similar to the comments of @guiverc to the original question. In lxqt configuration center, under session configuration options: autostart.

I disabled:

  • upgNotifier: /usr/lib/lubuntu-update-notifier/lubuntu-upg-notifier.sh

  • Update notifier: update-notifier

  • Ubuntu report try to sends metrics data on release upgrade: /usr/bin/ubuntu-report send upgrade

How to enter lxqt configuration center

How to disable updates notifications

hernandez.hdd
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I looked up in the source code and found that it checks com.ubuntu.update-notifier.show-livepatch-status-icon in gsettings but it is ignored. Seems to be a bug that should be reported to the package maintainer. In the meantime the following trick works:

rename or delete the following file

/usr/share/applications/software-properties-livepatch.desktop

Then logout from your session and log in again. The livepatch icon will be gone.

pavlin mavlin
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If I read you correctly, to disable "Livepatch (Canonical Livepatch Service)"

ubuntu-advantage disable-livepatch -r

this will Disable the Livepatch service. If the -r option is given, the canonical-livepatch snap will be removed after the service is disabled. Would have been easier/better if Dconf would have worked to hide the icon though. I don't use lubuntu sorry.

1fallen
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Sorry about that: Will this work then:

sudo canonical-livepatch disable

Or

sudo snap run canonical-livepatch disable

I've used both with sucess

1fallen
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