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Re: Timer doing apt update

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On 19/02/2024 14:35, Erwan David wrote:
> 
> After each boot, the equivalent of apt update is automatically done in 
> background, through policykit (apt database is locked by policykitd). So 
> I think there is a timer triggroing this. I'd like to disable this when 
> my laptop is on expensive link (eg 4G link, or abroad). So I'd like to 
> disable this timer, but I did not find it. If someone knws better than 
> me...

Perhaps I missed something since I have no idea why policykit (or 
polkit?) is involved.

You may disable apt timers

     systemctl disable --now apt-daily.timer apt-daily-upgrade.timer

Perhaps it is possible to write a script that will respect 
connection.metered property set by NetworkManager.

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Timer doing apt update Erwan David <erwan@rail.eu.org> - 2024-02-19 08:50 +0100
  Re: Timer doing apt update Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@debian-user.mail.kapsi.fi> - 2024-02-19 10:00 +0100
  Re: Timer doing apt update Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-02-19 18:10 +0100
    Re: Timer doing apt update Erwan David <erwan@rail.eu.org> - 2024-02-19 20:40 +0100
      Re: Timer doing apt update Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-02-20 02:00 +0100
        Re: Timer doing apt update Erwan David <erwan@rail.eu.org> - 2024-02-20 09:00 +0100
          Re: Timer doing apt update Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-02-20 13:00 +0100
            Re: Timer doing apt update Erwan David <erwan@rail.eu.org> - 2024-02-20 13:40 +0100
      Re: Timer doing apt update Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-02-20 03:30 +0100
        Re: Timer doing apt update Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-02-20 04:30 +0100
          Re: Timer doing apt update Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-02-20 05:00 +0100
            Re: Timer doing apt update Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-02-20 05:30 +0100
              Re: Timer doing apt update Michael <ml@hemathor.de> - 2024-02-20 10:30 +0100
                Re: Timer doing apt update Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-02-20 12:50 +0100
                Re: Timer doing apt update Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2024-02-20 13:50 +0100
                Re: Timer doing apt update <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-02-20 14:00 +0100
                Re: Timer doing apt update Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2024-02-20 15:40 +0100
                Re: Timer doing apt update Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-02-20 15:50 +0100
        Re: Timer doing apt update Erwan David <erwan@rail.eu.org> - 2024-02-20 08:50 +0100
          Re: Timer doing apt update Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2024-02-20 16:00 +0100

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