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How to disable update notification for all users?

rated 0 times [ 3] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 681 / 1 Year ago, wed, december 14, 2022, 8:39:00

This is a partial case of the more general question "Don't bother non-admin users with admin questions":

I have several non-admin users on a computer and I want to disable software updates for all of them. I tried this:

# su wife -c gconftool -s --type bool /apps/update-notifier/auto_launch false

X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.

X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.

X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.

X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.

(I am logged on to the computer being administered via ssh).

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answered 1 Year ago ainlyyor · Accepted Answer

In newer versions of Ubuntu, there is a (hidden) per-user config option for this.

Just run (as the user for whom you want to disable notifications):

gsettings set com.ubuntu.update-notifier no-show-notifications true

Or, if you prefer doing things visually, run dconf-editor, browse to /com/ubuntu/update-notifier and enable the no-show-notifications option.

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