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Nukes the Google Software Update so that you can just use homebrew instead
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#!/bin/bash
defaults write com.google.Keystone.Agent checkInterval 0
mkdir -p ~/Library/Google
rm -rf ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate
sudo touch ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate
sudo chown root:wheel ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate
sudo chmod go-w ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate
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