[lug] Ubuntu is auto-installing new kernels

[Aaron D. Johnson]

In message <MTAwMDAyOC5qYmFlcg.1601648861 at quikprotect>, "Jed S. Baer" writes:
> If I weren't running logwatch, I wouldn't even know about this. But
> in this morning's e-mail, there's the status lines from dpkg,
> telling me about it.
>
> I just did a little web searching, and didn't find any articles
> talking about this. Yet another nail in Ubuntu's coffin for me but
> in the mean time...
> 
> Does anyone know how to turn this off?

Do you have the unattended-upgrades package installed?  It's been part
of the default installation for a number of years now.  Take a look at
the docs for it and, if you have a separate /boot partition, it's good
to keep an eye on its space usage, too.

- Aaron