So basically I have a software issue where I need to install something from a thrid-party repository to be able to do a simple computing function because the baseline software has a bug. Oh well, it happens. Back in the day, I would add a line to my /etc/apt.sources, and maybe type in a command to update repository credentials. It was very simple.
Now I have to use this craptastic command line tool called add-apt-repository, and I see that to run it, I have to install a package called python-software-properties, which in turn insists that I install a package called unattended-upgrades, which "helpfully" installs "upgraded" software without asking me.
Well, geez. If I wanted that drama I would have just stayed with Windows. And unlike Ubuntu, at least Windows learned its lesson and lets you shut this off.
Well, my question is, how can I add a ppa repository without having to install unattended-upgrades?
Now I have to use this craptastic command line tool called add-apt-repository, and I see that to run it, I have to install a package called python-software-properties, which in turn insists that I install a package called unattended-upgrades, which "helpfully" installs "upgraded" software without asking me.
Well, geez. If I wanted that drama I would have just stayed with Windows. And unlike Ubuntu, at least Windows learned its lesson and lets you shut this off.
Well, my question is, how can I add a ppa repository without having to install unattended-upgrades?