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> Can it be overridden with an additional package which Provides, Breaks and > Conflicts with ubuntu-advantage-tools? (From this comment https://old.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/yg97tk/ubuntu_includes_ads_in_system_update_theyre/iuj7hug/ -- I went ahead and attached the deb here for posterity, but it's also in that thread) So far the deb they created is working for me. Long term solution being to switch to a distro that respects their users. ** Attachment added: "fake-ubuntu-advantage-tools.deb" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/1930914/+attachment/5628220/+files/fake-ubuntu-advantage-tools.deb -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ubuntu-meta in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1930914 Title: ubuntu-minimal depends on ubuntu-advantage-tools Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: This is counter to #1566183 There is no reason to enforce desktop users who manage machine on their own to install ubuntu-advantage- tools, especially when this is 'minimal' version. This should include only essential packages to make the OS functional ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: ubuntu-minimal 1.450.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-73.82-lowlatency 5.4.106 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-73-lowlatency x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip Date: Fri Jun 4 18:54:56 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-01-29 (491 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017) SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-06-27 (342 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/1930914/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
