Ubuntu Will No Longer Track Which Packages Users Install

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Ubuntu Will No Longer Track Which Packages Users Install

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Privacy · 4 years ago

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Ubuntu Will No Longer Track Which Packages Users Install - OMG! Ubuntu!

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Ubuntu will no longer log which packages users install from the archives. The 'popularity contest' package will not ship in future versions of the distro.

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