Avoid automatic apt-get update on mobile broadland
Bug #1039979 reported by
James Pic
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| update-manager (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Mobile internet provider usually limit network speed after 1Gb of transfer (that's the best option in Europe actually, other options are charging for extra or blocking after the transfer limit).
Is it possible to prevent Ubuntu from checking for updates automatically if connected on mobile broadland ?
It would be fantastic if it only checked for updates daily when connected on wifi or ethernet, but never when connected on mobile broadland.
Related question: http://
Revision history for this message
| Thomas Ward (teward) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| status: | New → Triaged |
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Since this is a feature request, I am setting this as Importance "Wishlist" and Status "Triaged".
However, a few thoughts of mine, stated in #ubuntu-bugs on IRC:
<TheLordOfTime> i'm not certain that can be implemented
<TheLordOfTime> here's my reasoning:
<TheLordOfTime> How would the system interpret it to be mobile broadband?
<TheLordOfTime> s/it/a network interface/
<TheLordOfTime> for all intents and purposes, network traffic looks the same regardless of ethernet, wifi, or mobile broadband.
I'm not certain there's a way for the system to interpret what type of connection can be utilized, unless networkmanager or WICD have system calls which can say what type of connection is being used.
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Thomas Ward
LPID: trekcaptainusa-tw
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