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

[Colin Watson]

On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 10:52:12AM +0000, Tony Arnold wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 10:38 +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.
> 
> Which version are you using? I'm using Warty on a number of machines,
> and I don't have anything in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d which would cause the
> above.

It's a Hoary thing.

> I'm also confused by apt as the man pages refer to a
> single /etc/apt/apt.conf file for configuration, whereas, there is
> actually a directory /etc/apt/apt.conf.d which is supposed to contain a
> number of config files.

/etc/apt/apt.conf is for the administrator, who should create it if need
be; /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ is for packages to install configuration
fragments.

Cheers,

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]