Set Debian to NOT check for updates

[johntandy]

Hello all:

Been testing testing Debian 9 cinammon for a while.

I DON'T HAVE internet access and never will in my machine (obviously I'm in another machine just to ask this) so I can't constantly download updates. So how do I set Debian to NOT check for updates, using the graphical interface or terminal? Which is the correct command?

Thanks.

[sunrat]

A package called unattended-upgrades controls this. Maybe you can just remove it but be careful it doesn't also remove something you need along with it.

You can also disable it in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic

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APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0"; <--- line of interest, should be "0"

Note that's from a Ubuntu forum page. I'm just guessing it's the same in Debian but can't check currently.

[johntandy]

does it require root access with sudo or su -?

[4D696B65]

does it require root access with sudo or su -?

Anything in /etc must be edited as root (or sudo)

[Dai_trying]

On my Stretch Xfce install the file that needs to be edited is /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades it contains just two lines

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APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1";

just set the 1's to 0's if you don't want to auto update or upgrade. I usually leave the update on as I want to know if there are new packages but I prefer to install them myself in case of issues (although that doesn't happen often with the "stable" version)

[Head_on_a_Stick]

does it require root access with sudo or su -?

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sudoedit

^ That's the best way of editing system files.

[Hallvor]

If you don't have Internet access, why not just disable networking altogether?

systemctl disable networking.service
systemctl stop networking.service

To disable update checks in unattended-upgrades:
dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades

[acewiza]

If you don't have Internet access, why not just disable networking altogether?

No clue as to the OP's use case, but the Internet is not the only way to "network." Be that as it may, I suspect the update issue would become even more annoying absent networking.