On Sun, 16 Dec 2018 15:56:57 -0700 home user via users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > (F-28; gnome) > In a posting in the "downsized grub menu" thread, I said: > "Something keeps trying to do automated updates, but I have not been > able to figure out what, or how to shut it off." > Tim replied, and suggested looking for something similar to MATE's > "mate-session-properties". I'm starting this new thread to address > this issue. > > I found a settings gui in gnome, but I cannot find anything (other > than ".bashrc" and ".bash_profile") for managing what is > automatically started when I log in. > > In a LibreOffice thread some time ago, I was advised to install a > gnome package called "Software" so I could install a font needed to > replace a discontinued font in my LibreOffice products. This is when > I started seeing the unwanted update checking and notices. I have > not been able to find a way to configure the package "Software" at > all. have you seen this wikipedia entry, "GNOME Software is a utility for software installation and updates..." I'm using a debian derivative but on my package manager it's described as "gnome-software", apparently from here: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Software Dave > > How do I get rid of the unwanted update checking and notifications? > By the way, I manually patch the workstation almost every week with > "dnf upgrade". Like some other members of this list, I prefer doing > this manually. > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html > List Guidelines: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
