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Re: Only Download Packages via Wi-Fi if Total Download Size Over 100 MB

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You'll need to mark your connection as metered in NetworkManager assuming you're using that as a connection manager.

I'm not sure if apt queries that metered status though.

On June 22, 2019 7:32:20 AM CDT, Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hello Debian Users,
>
>In Android (Google Play), when a user is about to download application
>which its size is over 100 MB, a message is
>displayed whether the application is about to be downloaded only via
>Wi-Fi or continue using mobile data.
>
>How can I configure the similar feature on apt, that is when user tried
>to install or upgrade packages, alert whether
>the download should continue only via Wi-Fi if the total download size
>is over 100 MB?
>
>Regards, Bagas

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Only Download Packages via Wi-Fi if Total Download Size Over 100 MB Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> - 2019-06-22 14:50 +0200
  Re: Only Download Packages via Wi-Fi if Total Download Size Over 100 MB Ryan Nowakowski <tubaman@fattuba.com> - 2019-06-22 16:20 +0200
  Re: Only Download Packages via Wi-Fi if Total Download Size Over 100  MB David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-06-22 21:00 +0200
    Re: Re: Only Download Packages via Wi-Fi if Total Download Size Over  100 MB Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> - 2019-06-25 06:10 +0200

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