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Saqib Ali
Asked: 2013-02-13 08:24:00 +0800 CST

Stopping calls to Ubuntu Music Search API

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How can I stop my Ubuntu machine from making calls to the Ubuntu Music Search API (http://alkes.canonical.com/)?

12.04

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  1. Disclaimer: I'm not familiar with the Ubuntu Music Search API service

    If all else fails, simply divert the hostname to a different IP. The calls won't stop but the external traffic will as it should 404 immediately.

    Do this by editing your /etc/hosts file (as root) and adding X.X.X.X example.com

    For example, you may add 127.0.0.1 alkes.canonical.com.

    Here's a one-liner command to do the task:

    echo "127.0.0.1 alkes.canonical.com" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
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