Linux @lemmy.ml merompetehla @lemmy.ml 5 mo. ago

why do I get this message to upgrade to ubuntu pro after sudo apt upgrade?

this never happened before, it's also not happening ion my backup computer (same OS, xubuntu 24.04).

Message: get more security updates through ubuntu pro with esm-apps enabled, learn more about ubuntu pro <url here>

How do I get rid of it.

Ubuntu never advertised itself so blatantly.

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Unfortunately, the required steps to rid your Ubuntu (non-pro) system from this and other forms of advertisements are a lot more involved than it has any right to be.

Or, perhaps, consider another distro.
- Man... At this point we really should actively be telling people to stay the hell away from Ubuntu. This is some M$Windows levels of sneaky and borderline malicious behavior.
  
  Ubuntu/Canonical is the Microsoft of Linux distros. It's no surprise they were the choice for WSL.
  
  Ubuntu has been forcing decisions on users and embedding advertisements for a long time.
  
  Examples that immediately come to mind...
  
  When that Amazon search was embedded into the app launcher search.
  
  These sorts of self promotions.
  
  Quietly installing snaps instead of debs when using apt install
  
  We are tho, like basically every thread about Linux has at least one comment warning people.
How do I get rid of it.

Reinstall Debian... Problem solved, and you get rid of snap as a bonus!
- This is the best answer.
There is literally not a single useful comment here.

You have packages from outside the official main repo, in the universe repo.

You are using a stable Distribution so packages are frozen and need backported security updates.

You dont get them for the optional universe repos, but if you give them a bit of money (or afaik Ubuntu pro is even free for a few devices) then they will also support these 3rd party packages.

It is an optional service, they warn you that you use outdated packages, and offer a solution.

I dont use Ubuntu and Snaps are crap, but this is totally fine.
- Thank you for some much needed background information (and perhaps even some of Ubuntu's justification)!
  
  There is literally not a single useful comment here.
  
  That's a bit harsh 😜. Though, I agree the 'f*ck-Ubuntu'-circlejerk is very present.
  
  It is an optional service, they warn you that you use outdated packages, and offer a solution.
  
  I guess it's wishful thinking to argue that they should have included the security patches from the get-go.
  
  they should have included the security patches from the get-go
  
  I dont know how Ubuntu does that stuff, but universe is community supported only. It is required for many normal packages, so yes you could say their service is not good enough but hey, its free Software.
  
  If you dont pay a cent you have like nothing to complain
Wow that's a real douche maneuver
sudo apt remove ubuntu-advantage-tools
- package ubuntu-advantage-tools is not installed, so not removed.
  
  I can however remove ubuntu-advantage-desktop-daemon, together with apturl: common and apturl software-properties-gtk.
  
  Should I?
  
  Ah - that's all I had to do to solve it on Ubuntu server 22.04. Maybe desktop is different, maybe 24.04 is different. You can try removing additional packages or following other instructions. I won't post any links here, as I see different possible solutions and haven't tried any other than the one above. Let us know what works.
Ubuntu never advertised itself so blatantly.

Canonical advertising their products has been a thing on Ubuntu server motd for years
Eww that's kinda icky
iirc it's from ubuntu-advantage-tools - you can remove it, but it's set as a dependent for something important (ubuntu-minimal?) which makes it really annoying. I don't use ubuntu anymore so hopefully someone who knows more will stop by.
because you chose canonical over debian.

give stock debian a try
- Yeah. I finally switched and learned that what I loved about Ubuntu exists in Debian, without the extra nonsense.
As someone who stopped using Ubuntu since 2016 due to Canonical's bullshit, what's this "Ubuntu Pro" nonsense? Is there some premium track or something? If so, that's disgusting and I hate it.
- It's extended security updates
  
  What do you mean? As in security updates for old versions that are otherwise completely unsupported? As in, for enterprise users?
I got rid of it by signing up for Ubuntu Pro. Doesn't cost me a thing and keeps the security updates coming in.
- How does signing up work? What do they ask in terms of your data (email, name, address, more)? I tried finding out myself but their website misbehaved for some reason.
  
  It's been a while but I'm pretty sure it's just an email for the Ubuntu One account. Haven't ever gotten any junk mail from them so I don't even remember which email I signed up with lol
- The amount of downvotes on this comment is a symptom of how toxic this community has become.
  
  There's also the herd mentality; i.e. peeps like to up vote something that has already been up voted and down vote something that has already been down voted. I was the first to up vote; with my vote it became +2 -7. So, since then, it has received 4 up votes and 6 down votes. Which is at least an improvement.
  
  The point I wanted to make is that there's more to it. I wouldn't simply refer to it as symptom of toxicity and call it a day.
- that just reinforces their bad behavior
  
  I don't consider it bad. I wouldn't have known about it otherwise.

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