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Refers to the Ubuntu Popularity Contest. It checks which packages you use the most, and reports them to a server.

The tag refers to questions regarding the Ubuntu Popularity Contest. It tracks which packages you use the most, and then reports them here.

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What is the 'popularity-contest' package for?

I'm installing ubuntu server at the moment, and noticed it in the configuration phase. What does this package do, what is it for?
alexyorke
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How to remove Ubuntu's automatic internet connection needs?

Imagine that, I have a fresh Ubuntu 18.04 installed. But there are some default packages or services that connects to the Internet without my consent. How to get rid of them completely or make them offline in an effective way? As far as I now, they…
Olimjon
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Tracking the popularity of a package over time?

Is there any software or website that allows the user to view a graph of how popular a particular package is? The popcon.ubuntu.com site has raw information on how many people (who have installed popularity-contest) have installed a particular…
Isaiah
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How to enable 'Send User Package Usage Info', after installation?

When I originally installed Ubuntu (first time using Linux), I chose to not participate in sending info about Package usage (ti was an install-time option)... I was in pure experimental mode and felt that any info I sent would be rather meaningless.…
Peter.O
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How do I find out how popular an application is?

For me there are two use cases when I am interested in the popularity of a given application or an application version on Ubuntu: There is a choice of several similar applications. Before I install one of these I would like to know which one is the…
Takkat
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