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Re: gnome-software is using up my internet data

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On 11/15/2018 05:56 AM, Anil Duggirala wrote:
> Hello,
> Ive got 2 questions:
> 1. The process gnome-software is downloading up of 10 MB every time (or many times) I connect to the internet, this is killing my internet data quota.
> Can someone tell me how to disable this, what exactly is gnome-software doing (it does not seem to be searching for updates)?

Are you sure Gnome itself is culprit? [E.G. SeaMonkey has an option for 
routinely checking for updates]

Back in the days of Squeeze, being on dial-up, I had to deal with 
similar issues. I started out installing/updating from purchased DVD 
sets thus sources.list did not know the internet existed.

Later finding Gnome3 functionally unacceptable, I did no upgrades until 
MATE was available. About that time I gained wideband access with a 2GB 
data cap. Due to personal preference and my definition of convenience I 
still tend to do initial installs from DVD. My typical usage is slightly 
more than 1GB/month. When Stretch was initially released I did a 
netinstall "DVD not yet available". That month I went over the data cap. 
But my carrier rolls over unused data so there was no problem. While 
using that install I had no undesired data usage.

I would suggest investigating MATE. Does it meet your functional needs?


> 
> 2. Is there a way to set a metered connection in debian so every time I connect using usb tethering the system knows not to use more data than completely necessary at the time?
> Or every time I use a particular connection it know not to use more data than necessary?

I have no background on that question.

HTH

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gnome-software is using up my internet data Anil Duggirala <anilduggirala@fastmail.fm> - 2018-11-15 13:20 +0100
  Re: gnome-software is using up my internet data Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-11-15 15:00 +0100
    Piggybacking: Firefdox is using up my Internet bandwidth, autostarts videos even though autoplay is off (was:Re: gnome-software is using up my internet data rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-11-15 16:20 +0100
      Re: Piggybacking: Firefdox is using up my Internet bandwidth,  autostarts videos even though autoplay is off (was:Re: gnome-software is  using up my internet data Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-11-15 16:30 +0100
        Re: Piggybacking: Firefdox is using up my Internet bandwidth, autostarts videos even though autoplay is off (was:Re: gnome-software is using up my internet data rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-11-15 18:00 +0100
  Re: gnome-software is using up my internet data Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-11-15 16:20 +0100
    Re: gnome-software is using up my internet data deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-11-15 21:50 +0100
  Re: gnome-software is using up my internet data Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2018-11-15 19:30 +0100
    Re: gnome-software is using up my internet data Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-15 20:40 +0100
      Re: gnome-software is using up my internet data Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2018-11-16 04:30 +0100
        Re: gnome-software is using up my internet data Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2018-11-16 05:30 +0100
          Re: gnome-software is using up my internet data Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2018-11-18 04:30 +0100

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