Chapter 5.  Extra steps for Ubuntu Distributions
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Chapter 5.  Extra steps for Ubuntu Distributions

  1. Disable Phased updates

    sudo emacs /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99phased-upgrade And paste from the source listing.

    Note

    /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99phased-upgrade source

    Update-Manager::Always-Include-Phased-Updates true;
            APT::Get::Always-Include-Phased-Updates true;

    Source: Askubuntu

  2. Purge Snap

    sudo snap list

    For each item listed, snap remove packagename Afterwards, confirm with snap list.

    Remove snap and salt the earth: sudo systemctl stop snapd sudo systemctl disable snapd sudo systemctl mask snapd sudo apt-get purge snapd sudo apt-mark hold snapd

    Note

    Source: balintreczey.hu

  3. Quiet down the login messages for an Ubuntu server

    rm /etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text rm /etc/update-motd.d/51-cloudguest rm /etc/update-motd.d/50-motd-news rm /etc/update-motd.d/80-livepatch