If this is an Ubuntu flavor, you can run the "software and updates" program and set "Updates -> Automatically check for updates" to Never. https://media.howtof

If this is an Ubuntu flavor, you can run the "software and updates" program and set "Updates -> Automatically check for updates" to Never. https://media.howtofix.io/full/images/posts/2020/11/13/1605262470_xj6yJ.png https://media.howtofix.io/full/images/posts/2020/11/13/16052... Other distros may vary :)