Disable APT News on Ubuntu

Disable APT News on Ubuntu

Updating packages is crucial for every operating system. APT news is a feature that enables the display of timely news related to packages during an apt upgrade on Ubuntu. By default, APT news is turned on. However, the frequent appearance of APT news can become annoying to Ubuntu users. This tutorial shows how to disable APT news on Ubuntu.

For disabling APT news, execute the pro command by setting apt_news parameter to false:

sudo pro config set apt_news=false

You can verify the successful configuration by executing the following check:

sudo pro config show apt_news

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