Re: [opensuse] How to never check for updates?
On 2018-05-05 19:32, Dave Howorth wrote:
On Sat, 5 May 2018 18:47:53 +0200 "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
On 2018-05-05 16:25, 712@vivaldi.net wrote:
Thanks, Carlos and Dave, for your advice / remarks.
On 2018-05-03 13:30, Dave Howorth wrote:
On Wed, 2 May 2018 17:06:07 +0200 "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
On 2018-05-02 16:08, 712@vivaldi.net wrote:
Hello,
I'm new to the list and have just installed Leap 42.3 64bit with GNOME 3.20.2 on a Lenovo laptop.
The laptop is intended for use in remote areas with low internet bandwidth. In order to reduce internet traffic as much as possible, I would like to prevent the system from checking for updates altogether when it's online in low-bandwidth areas.
uninstall package kit.
Is that really necessary, just as a result of using gnome?
What package should I install to be able to configure the GNOME Software Updater as described here in 10.4.3:
Gnome checks for updates and downloads them in advance, even if you decide to not install them, when it asks you later. At least it did the last time I checked. If you want to impede network activity by the updater, the only sure move is uninstall it.
That isn't what the documentation Fritz posted a link to says. It says you can stop it checking.
But Fritz, I don't understand why you want to install yet another means of automatic updating when what you want to do is disable automatic updating?
The GNOME Software Updater is working on this laptop, but the strange thing is that there isn't any configuration option to be found as described in the docs. So I assume that a configuration module is missing?
As Carlos says, you already have YaST. Why not use that?
Yes, I like the YaST-on-demand-way of updating (which can be done at times when there is sufficient bandwidth) and uninstall + taboo the packagekit packages. Thank you Carlos and Dave, for your replies. Cheers, Fritz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
712@vivaldi.net wrote:
The GNOME Software Updater is working on this laptop, but the strange thing is that there isn't any configuration option to be found as described in the docs. So I assume that a configuration module is missing?
If you just want to disable it, it's likely started via /etc/xdg/autostart/pk-update-icon.desktop. So a 'ln -s /dev/null ~/.config/autostart/pk-update-icon.desktop' should make sure its not started. I had to do this for LXDE as there was no way to change it via GUI (at least none I found). -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Sun, 6 May 2018 10:02:22 +0100 Peter Suetterlin <pit@astro.su.se> wrote:
712@vivaldi.net wrote:
The GNOME Software Updater is working on this laptop, but the strange thing is that there isn't any configuration option to be found as described in the docs. So I assume that a configuration module is missing?
If you just want to disable it, it's likely started via /etc/xdg/autostart/pk-update-icon.desktop.
So a 'ln -s /dev/null ~/.config/autostart/pk-update-icon.desktop' should make sure its not started. I had to do this for LXDE as there was no way to change it via GUI (at least none I found).
Hmm, I run LXDE and don't have automatic updates but don't remember doing an edit like that. When I go to System/LXDE Control Center and then select Session Settings then I see in the list of Automatically Started Applications that PackageKit Update Applet is listed. It was ticked in my case and I just unticked it, but as I said, I do all updates manually anyway, so I've no idea what that tick box actually does. However it does seem like LXDE does have a GUI control. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Dave Howorth wrote:
On Sun, 6 May 2018 10:02:22 +0100 Peter Suetterlin <pit@astro.su.se> wrote:
So a 'ln -s /dev/null ~/.config/autostart/pk-update-icon.desktop' should make sure its not started. I had to do this for LXDE as there was no way to change it via GUI (at least none I found).
Hmm, I run LXDE and don't have automatic updates but don't remember doing an edit like that. When I go to System/LXDE Control Center and then select Session Settings then I see in the list of Automatically Started Applications that PackageKit Update Applet is listed. It was ticked in my case and I just unticked it, but as I said, I do all updates manually anyway, so I've no idea what that tick box actually does.
However it does seem like LXDE does have a GUI control.
Yuck, you're right of course. Already forgot about why I did this link-thing: I was looking for config options and didn't find any control center, so I did it that way. Only later I found out that the issue was coming from default themes and missing icons (namely gtk-stop, was also here on the list IIRC). And after it was working again I have not yet looked at lxcc again... Sorry for missinformation.... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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