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Opening Software Sources in Kubuntu 18.04 I have selected only important and recommended updates, set the checking for updates only every two weeks and only notify.

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But I still get updates notifications all the time, sometimes even more than once a day.

Am I missing something?

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    See https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php/74803-Software-update-freuency-setting-is-ignored?p=423465&viewfull=1#post423465. – DK Bose Jan 17 '19 at 09:59
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    I happened to follow the link and I am reading now. I quote relevant text here: "Software properties setting is a holdover from the old apt based update mechanism. The icon/updater you see uses package kit and frequencies for checking updates are coded in, without user facing options. :/" –  Jan 17 '19 at 11:03
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    But the last comment dated 2018-12-06 in the forum thread reads: "Hey, looks like the dev has already fixed it, wow! https://phabricator.kde.org/D17375" P.S.: Following this link noted the fix is included in 5.14. –  Jan 17 '19 at 11:04
  • @DKBose - I get Error 503 : Service Temporarily Unavailable at that link. –  Jan 17 '19 at 16:44
  • @clearkimura - That must mean that update frequency settings is not available. Any other way to set frequency except that GUI? - As for fix is included in 5.14: 5.14 is already in 18.10, but I will stay with the LTS. –  Jan 17 '19 at 16:48
  • @cipricus Sorry, I am not aware of how KDE Plasma works; I never had this issue on GTK+ desktop (at least on Xfce). Given that KDE Plasma 5.12 is an LTS release, the fix may be backport from 5.14 but this is just a speculation. –  Jan 17 '19 at 16:58
  • @DKBose - that is odd. But I gather there is no solution for 5.12. –  Jan 17 '19 at 16:58
  • @DKBose - I will stay with LTS anyway. Thanks. –  Jan 17 '19 at 17:08
  • The inability to access kubuntuforums.net maybe related to VPN usage: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php/73662-Can-t-access-the-forum-using-some-VPNs?p=424708&viewfull=1#post424708 – DK Bose Jan 20 '19 at 11:00
  • @DKBose - not the case here. it's some freak event related maybe to my ip (in which not i or my machine is peculiar, but rather my internet provider or more probably that website). The result in FF and Chrome it's the same today, and looks funny: https://pasteboard.co/HXjhzyk.png While https://www.kubuntuforums.net/ gives me "Error 503 : Service Temporarily Unavailable" –  Jan 20 '19 at 11:16
  • Your image mentions ZB Block which is what that forums uses. – DK Bose Jan 20 '19 at 11:24

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Believe it or not, try this:

  • right-click the upward pointing triangle on the system tray, next to the clock

  • select System Tray Settings

  • in the General tab, under Extra Items, deselect Updates

  • save the settings with Apply or OK

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  • Does this actually change the update interval or just hide the notifications? I thought the intention of the OP was to have less frequent updates. – Stephan Matthiesen Dec 15 '20 at 09:37
  • For me, it actually stopped those automatic updates every time I booted my machine, which was what I wanted. – Diogo Dec 16 '20 at 16:29