How to enable or disable -updates, -security, -backports, -proposed repositories from commandline?

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Let's assume that we are using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver).

I know GUI ways to enable or disable the following repositories:

Important security updates (bionic-security)

Recommended updates (bionic-updates)

Pre-released updates (bionic-proposed)

Unsupported updates (bionic-backports)

In KDE user may want to open Software & Updates (or software-properties-kde) and navigate to Updates tab.

In GNOME, MATE, Xfce user should open Software & Updates (or software-properties-gtk) and navigate to Updates tab for -security, -updates and -backports and Developer options tab for -proposed.

But how to enable or disable -updates, -security, -backports, -proposed repositories from commandline?

Note: I need a solution without direct editing of /etc/apt/sources.list.

Update: I created discussion and poll named "Does Ubuntu need console alternative for software-properties-gtk / software-properties-kde?" on community.ubuntu.com.

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In Kubuntu 18.04, software-properties-kde has NoDisplay=true and so won't be seen normally. Now one has to open Discover then click on Settings and then on ☰ in order to access the GUI of software-properties-kde. The other option (which I've taken) is to copy software-properties-kde.desktop to ~/.local/share/applications and comment out NoDisplay=true.
– DK Bose
Nov 16 at 12:07

Is this a one-time disable, or do you want to be able to switch them on/off regularly? One ongoing solution is to disable /etc/apt/sources.list entirely by replacing it with a dummy file, then programmatically creating/deleting individual files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d. Rather like applications can insert/remove files in cron.daily. Another solution is to create a series of source files in different permutations, and select the correct file using apt-config. I don't think apt-config permits you to drop sources after they have been loaded.
– user535733
Nov 16 at 14:42

@user535733 I wanted to have simple toggle like add-apt-repository / add-apt-repository -r does for PPAs. The apt-config idea sounds interesting.
– N0rbert
Nov 16 at 19:33

So, are you wanting a script or tool that modifies sources.list or do you just not want to touch that file at all? I'm pretty sure enabling/disabling those items in the software GUI just removes / adds those items, not sure how you would do it any other way. A script to add/remove each of those items is fairly trivial.
– Zzzach...
5 hours ago

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Let's assume that we are using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver).

I know GUI ways to enable or disable the following repositories:

Important security updates (bionic-security)

Recommended updates (bionic-updates)

Pre-released updates (bionic-proposed)

Unsupported updates (bionic-backports)

But how to enable or disable -updates, -security, -backports, -proposed repositories from commandline?

Note: I need a solution without direct editing of /etc/apt/sources.list.

Update: I created discussion and poll named "Does Ubuntu need console alternative for software-properties-gtk / software-properties-kde?" on community.ubuntu.com.

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asked Nov 16 at 11:59

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In Kubuntu 18.04, software-properties-kde has NoDisplay=true and so won't be seen normally. Now one has to open Discover then click on Settings and then on ☰ in order to access the GUI of software-properties-kde. The other option (which I've taken) is to copy software-properties-kde.desktop to ~/.local/share/applications and comment out NoDisplay=true.
– DK Bose
Nov 16 at 12:07

Is this a one-time disable, or do you want to be able to switch them on/off regularly? One ongoing solution is to disable /etc/apt/sources.list entirely by replacing it with a dummy file, then programmatically creating/deleting individual files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d. Rather like applications can insert/remove files in cron.daily. Another solution is to create a series of source files in different permutations, and select the correct file using apt-config. I don't think apt-config permits you to drop sources after they have been loaded.
– user535733
Nov 16 at 14:42

@user535733 I wanted to have simple toggle like add-apt-repository / add-apt-repository -r does for PPAs. The apt-config idea sounds interesting.
– N0rbert
Nov 16 at 19:33

So, are you wanting a script or tool that modifies sources.list or do you just not want to touch that file at all? I'm pretty sure enabling/disabling those items in the software GUI just removes / adds those items, not sure how you would do it any other way. A script to add/remove each of those items is fairly trivial.
– Zzzach...
5 hours ago

add a comment |

up vote
4
down vote

favorite

Let's assume that we are using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver).

I know GUI ways to enable or disable the following repositories:

Important security updates (bionic-security)

Recommended updates (bionic-updates)

Pre-released updates (bionic-proposed)

Unsupported updates (bionic-backports)

But how to enable or disable -updates, -security, -backports, -proposed repositories from commandline?

Note: I need a solution without direct editing of /etc/apt/sources.list.

Update: I created discussion and poll named "Does Ubuntu need console alternative for software-properties-gtk / software-properties-kde?" on community.ubuntu.com.

edited Nov 22 at 16:38

asked Nov 16 at 11:59

N0rbert

19.5k54390

Let's assume that we are using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver).

I know GUI ways to enable or disable the following repositories:

Important security updates (bionic-security)

Recommended updates (bionic-updates)

Pre-released updates (bionic-proposed)

Unsupported updates (bionic-backports)

But how to enable or disable -updates, -security, -backports, -proposed repositories from commandline?

Note: I need a solution without direct editing of /etc/apt/sources.list.

Update: I created discussion and poll named "Does Ubuntu need console alternative for software-properties-gtk / software-properties-kde?" on community.ubuntu.com.

command-line apt package-management updates update-manager

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asked Nov 16 at 11:59

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asked Nov 16 at 11:59

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asked Nov 16 at 11:59

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In Kubuntu 18.04, software-properties-kde has NoDisplay=true and so won't be seen normally. Now one has to open Discover then click on Settings and then on ☰ in order to access the GUI of software-properties-kde. The other option (which I've taken) is to copy software-properties-kde.desktop to ~/.local/share/applications and comment out NoDisplay=true.
– DK Bose
Nov 16 at 12:07

Is this a one-time disable, or do you want to be able to switch them on/off regularly? One ongoing solution is to disable /etc/apt/sources.list entirely by replacing it with a dummy file, then programmatically creating/deleting individual files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d. Rather like applications can insert/remove files in cron.daily. Another solution is to create a series of source files in different permutations, and select the correct file using apt-config. I don't think apt-config permits you to drop sources after they have been loaded.
– user535733
Nov 16 at 14:42

@user535733 I wanted to have simple toggle like add-apt-repository / add-apt-repository -r does for PPAs. The apt-config idea sounds interesting.
– N0rbert
Nov 16 at 19:33

So, are you wanting a script or tool that modifies sources.list or do you just not want to touch that file at all? I'm pretty sure enabling/disabling those items in the software GUI just removes / adds those items, not sure how you would do it any other way. A script to add/remove each of those items is fairly trivial.
– Zzzach...
5 hours ago

add a comment |

In Kubuntu 18.04, software-properties-kde has NoDisplay=true and so won't be seen normally. Now one has to open Discover then click on Settings and then on ☰ in order to access the GUI of software-properties-kde. The other option (which I've taken) is to copy software-properties-kde.desktop to ~/.local/share/applications and comment out NoDisplay=true.
– DK Bose
Nov 16 at 12:07

Is this a one-time disable, or do you want to be able to switch them on/off regularly? One ongoing solution is to disable /etc/apt/sources.list entirely by replacing it with a dummy file, then programmatically creating/deleting individual files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d. Rather like applications can insert/remove files in cron.daily. Another solution is to create a series of source files in different permutations, and select the correct file using apt-config. I don't think apt-config permits you to drop sources after they have been loaded.
– user535733
Nov 16 at 14:42

@user535733 I wanted to have simple toggle like add-apt-repository / add-apt-repository -r does for PPAs. The apt-config idea sounds interesting.
– N0rbert
Nov 16 at 19:33

So, are you wanting a script or tool that modifies sources.list or do you just not want to touch that file at all? I'm pretty sure enabling/disabling those items in the software GUI just removes / adds those items, not sure how you would do it any other way. A script to add/remove each of those items is fairly trivial.
– Zzzach...
5 hours ago

In Kubuntu 18.04, software-properties-kde has NoDisplay=true and so won't be seen normally. Now one has to open Discover then click on Settings and then on ☰ in order to access the GUI of software-properties-kde. The other option (which I've taken) is to copy software-properties-kde.desktop to ~/.local/share/applications and comment out NoDisplay=true.
– DK Bose
Nov 16 at 12:07

Is this a one-time disable, or do you want to be able to switch them on/off regularly? One ongoing solution is to disable /etc/apt/sources.list entirely by replacing it with a dummy file, then programmatically creating/deleting individual files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d. Rather like applications can insert/remove files in cron.daily. Another solution is to create a series of source files in different permutations, and select the correct file using apt-config. I don't think apt-config permits you to drop sources after they have been loaded.
– user535733
Nov 16 at 14:42

@user535733 I wanted to have simple toggle like add-apt-repository / add-apt-repository -r does for PPAs. The apt-config idea sounds interesting.
– N0rbert
Nov 16 at 19:33

So, are you wanting a script or tool that modifies sources.list or do you just not want to touch that file at all? I'm pretty sure enabling/disabling those items in the software GUI just removes / adds those items, not sure how you would do it any other way. A script to add/remove each of those items is fairly trivial.
– Zzzach...
5 hours ago

add a comment |

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