Updates, do I need them all?

Deadjasper

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I usually install updates as they arrive without giving them any thought but the latest one has me questioning -

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I don't have a modem attached to or installed in this box. If they're referring to a cable modem, it's attached to my PFSense box. Do I really need this and if not, how can I get it to go away?

TIA
 
If you have a 3G/4G hotspot, you need it for that. Otherwise, you don't need it. Unfortunately, I think it's a hard dependency in Ubuntu and derivatives, so the only way to remove it is to create a dummy package, break dependencies (which would break updates), or remove a lot of core packages and probably the desktop environment, too.
 
If you have a 3G/4G hotspot, you need it for that. Otherwise, you don't need it. Unfortunately, I think it's a hard dependency in Ubuntu and derivatives, so the only way to remove it is to create a dummy package, break dependencies (which would break updates), or remove a lot of core packages and probably the desktop environment, too.
He could check dependencies with apt & see if its worth removing. Sometimes the default installs have too much.
 
It can't really hurt to update it. At the end of the day, it's not like a buggy Realtek audio driver under Windows that you have absolutely no option but to install as you're running Windows 10 Home. ;)
 
You have it attached to the internal PCI? If not, you don't need any modem manager.

It's attached directly to the network. I have absolutely no use for wireless so it's only for the use of guests, family, etc.
 
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