How to prevent unnecessary prompts to install updates?
I've set up an Ansible repository for configuring the Trisquel laptops at my workplace (Thanks to jxself and Magic Banana's suggestion!), and one of the things I did was set up automatic updates. I had noticed that upgrades sometimes used a lot of CPU, which slowed down other things on the device, so I decided to set up a system of scripts [1] that will automatically download updates when the laptop is connected and in use, but then install them in the middle of the night so that it doesn't slow down the computers while in use. The reason we can't just download the updates in the middle of the night is that the USB wireless adapters will be disconnected at that time.
In "Software & Updates", I set security updates to "Download and install automatically", and other updates to "Display every two weeks". I sometimes get a prompt from "Software Updater" that asks to install updates, but it's usually updates that will automatically be installed at night or "Unused kernel updates to be removed" because the automation doesn't remove any packages. Is there a good way to prevent these unnecessary prompts? I'm worried they could be confusing or annoying to non-administrators who are using the system.
Or, is there a better way overall for me to handle the upgrades?
[1] https://codeberg.org/JacobK/Ansible-repo-for-Gideon-Garland/src/branch/main/local.yml#L85
> Is there a good way to prevent these unnecessary prompts?
Visiting System > Preferences > Personal > Startup Applications, checking the "Show hidden" box and unchecking "Update Notifier" in the "Additional startup programs" list has been known to silence such prompts on various versions of Trisquel (with MATE).
Thanks! I will try that.