[Bug 1647790] [NEW] Choosing "No automatic updates" has no effect

[Linus Bjorklund]

Public bug reported:

Image: ubuntu-16.04.1-server-amd64.iso (sha1sum
de5ee8665048f009577763efbf4a6f0558833e59)

In one of the last steps of the text-installer you get the question if
you want to activate automatic security updates. Choosing "No automatic
updates" has no effect here and the system still gets configured to
automatically install security updates through "unattended-upgrades".

I have made four different installs now (both physical and virtual
machines) with just the default settings and all end up installing
security updates automatically.

I guess the problem is that this configuration file gets wrongly
configured:

/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1";

Should be:
APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0";

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Choosing "No automatic updates" has no effect

Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Image: ubuntu-16.04.1-server-amd64.iso (sha1sum
  de5ee8665048f009577763efbf4a6f0558833e59)

  In one of the last steps of the text-installer you get the question if
  you want to activate automatic security updates. Choosing "No
  automatic updates" has no effect here and the system still gets
  configured to automatically install security updates through
  "unattended-upgrades".

  I have made four different installs now (both physical and virtual
  machines) with just the default settings and all end up installing
  security updates automatically.

  I guess the problem is that this configuration file gets wrongly
  configured:

  /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
  APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
  APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1";

  Should be:
  APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
  APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0";

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