doctordruidphd
October 12th, 2018, 03:44 PM
The problem: After automatically doing an apt update, the system downloads all upgradeable packages. This ties up network resources at an inappropriate time.
What I want it to do: DO automatically check for updates, i.e. apt-get update, and notify me (this works). DO NOT download upgradeable packages; I will do this manually when network resources are not otherwise needed.
I have noticed this behavior on Debian, and so far I have not been able to stop it. It just appeared on kubuntu with the upgrade to 18.10, so something has changed.
My /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic file is:
APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0";
APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages-Debdelta "0";
APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0";
APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0";
Since everything connected with APT is turned off, I suspect the problem is really somewhere in the systemd stuff, but so far I have not been able to find it. It is a real irritation because I have to go in and manually kill a bunch of apt-methods processes when it starts, in order to just read my email.
What I want it to do: DO automatically check for updates, i.e. apt-get update, and notify me (this works). DO NOT download upgradeable packages; I will do this manually when network resources are not otherwise needed.
I have noticed this behavior on Debian, and so far I have not been able to stop it. It just appeared on kubuntu with the upgrade to 18.10, so something has changed.
My /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic file is:
APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0";
APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages-Debdelta "0";
APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0";
APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0";
Since everything connected with APT is turned off, I suspect the problem is really somewhere in the systemd stuff, but so far I have not been able to find it. It is a real irritation because I have to go in and manually kill a bunch of apt-methods processes when it starts, in order to just read my email.