Comment 37 for bug 1992026

> For now `sudo apt purge ubuntu-advantage-tools` seems to work to get rid of ads.

This does not work because it also removes core packages.

eg ubuntu-minimal* gnome-software* xubuntu-desktop*

Likewise `sudo apt purge ubuntu-pro-client`

Trying to squeeze cash by utilising FOMO or lack of security and and worrying users who then bombard me with questions is not a great look.

There should be a simple switch to disable this marketing nonsense.

Ironically I am a target for your sales pitch, but bully boy tactics have the reverse effect. It's one of the reasons I dumped the Windows world years ago. Sad to say you have steadily become more and more like M$.

You have clearly CHOSEN to monetise 'security' updates. It's by design, not accident.

(Lets not mention the debacle that is snaps that you spent years ignoring issues with, despite choosing to foist them on users when they broke systems and prevented timely upgrades - I have little more confidence in your 'security' than I do snaps)

It therefore gives me intense pleasure to disable it all and steadfastly refuse to play your stupid games.

I can only assume it is making you lots more money because there is no other reason to keep foisting this annoying junk on users otherwise.

I wonder which will come first. Retirement or changing OS again? The latter seems to be approaching much more rapidly than the former.

If your push is 'these packages are insecure but we provide secure ones' (haha - see above) then users may as well just install Debian and be done with it (I have already started moving in this direction for some installs)

All very sad.