cron.daily apt-get update concern for dialup users.

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 10:38:31AM +1100, Lex Hider wrote:

> Just noticed that apt-get update is getting run on the cron.daily pass.
> As a dial-up user, this means that for approx. 1st 15 minutes all
> 'apt-get update' is hogging all my bandwidth and I really can't view any
> webpages or check mail.
> 
> I'm not sure what the answer is, I just thought it was a pertinent point
> to be raised.

You can change this behaviour using the gnome-software-properties tool.
It's rather new, and I don't think there is a menu entry for it yet.

You can also edit /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic by hand.

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 - mdz