On Tue, 25 May 2021 22:54:59 +0200
Stella Ashburne <rewe...@gmx.com> wrote:

> Your suggestion "apt purge unattended-upgrades" implies that my
> deletion/removal of the file 50unattended-upgrades is insufficient.
> Is that correct?

I guess so. I guess that absent 50unattended-upgrades the program runs
on its defaults.

> 
> I shall feedback to you if your suggestion works.
> 
> By the way, is there a method to suppression notification of new
> software and/or security updates? (I assume that if I can receive
> notifications of software/security updates, it means that my OS is
> communicating with Debian servers in the background, without my
> knowledge. I don't like that.)

See if purging unattended-upgrades does that for you. However, I use
it, and the only notices I get are emails from that program, which
requires edits in 50unattended-upgrades. So I don't know where those
notices are coming from.

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