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| #!/bin/bash | |
| HOSTS_FILE="/etc/hosts" | |
| ENTRIES=( | |
| "127.0.0.1 update.googleapis.com" | |
| "127.0.0.1 tools.google.com" | |
| "127.0.0.1 dl.google.com" | |
| "127.0.0.1 edgedl.me.gvt1.com" | |
| "127.0.0.1 clients2.google.com" | |
| "127.0.0.1 clients4.google.com" | |
| ) | |
| for entry in "${ENTRIES[@]}"; do | |
| if ! grep -qF "$entry" "$HOSTS_FILE"; then | |
| echo "$entry" | sudo tee -a "$HOSTS_FILE" > /dev/null | |
| fi | |
| done | |
| echo "Done" |
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The above will force their reach out to their update server to fail
