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?
One of the easiest way I did to overcome from this problem is that you can remove update-notifier
sudo apt-get 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.. :)
Go to Settings > Session and Startup > App Autostart and uncheck Update Notifier. Also make sure that no other similar entry (like Synaptic) is enabled in that list. Take note that this will likely disable the automatic updating of the data from the package repositories.
Alternative CLI solution:
sudo crudini --set /etc/xdg/autostart/update-notifier.desktop 'Desktop Entry' Hidden true;
If you need crudini, then: sudo pip install crudini
You can use this command :
sudo bash -c 'echo "Hidden=true" >> /etc/xdg/autostart/update-notifier.desktop'