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updating never stops
updating never stops
Hi, I am on Debian 9 (stretch).
I am using this laptop after a long break. I have the gnome package updater installed. I installed all the security updates. Main problem is that the gnome package updater never stops downolading other updates; I do not find a way to ignore that. The net access is always slow and slow because of these updates; the updates restart everytime I log-in.
I have tried both
sudo dpkg-reconfigure unattended-upgrades
and
sudo dpkg-reconfigure unattended-upgrades
without success.
I have tried to uncheck security and recommend updates in software & updates but there the cache refresh process never ends.
In the gnome package updater gui I see a list of 888 packages, most of them I don't need but I am unable to choose "ignore this update."
Working on the laptop is almost impossible.
I am using this laptop after a long break. I have the gnome package updater installed. I installed all the security updates. Main problem is that the gnome package updater never stops downolading other updates; I do not find a way to ignore that. The net access is always slow and slow because of these updates; the updates restart everytime I log-in.
I have tried both
sudo dpkg-reconfigure unattended-upgrades
and
sudo dpkg-reconfigure unattended-upgrades
without success.
I have tried to uncheck security and recommend updates in software & updates but there the cache refresh process never ends.
In the gnome package updater gui I see a list of 888 packages, most of them I don't need but I am unable to choose "ignore this update."
Working on the laptop is almost impossible.
- Head_on_a_Stick
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Re: updating never stops
Try
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gsettings set org.gnome.software download-updates false
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Re: updating never stops
Can we see
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cat /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
grep -v '/\|^$' /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
systemctl is-enabled apt-daily{,-upgrade}.timer
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Re: updating never stops
~$ cat /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "0";
APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0";
APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0";
APT::Periodic::MaxAge "30";
APT::Periodic::MinAge "2";
APT::Periodic::MaxSize "500";
APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0";
~$ grep -v '/\|^$' /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
Unattended-Upgrade::Origins-Pattern {
"origin=Debian,codename=${distro_codename},label=Debian-Security";
};
Unattended-Upgrade::Package-Blacklist {
};
~$ systemctl is-enabled apt-daily{,-upgrade}.timer
enabled
enabled
APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "0";
APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0";
APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0";
APT::Periodic::MaxAge "30";
APT::Periodic::MinAge "2";
APT::Periodic::MaxSize "500";
APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0";
~$ grep -v '/\|^$' /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
Unattended-Upgrade::Origins-Pattern {
"origin=Debian,codename=${distro_codename},label=Debian-Security";
};
Unattended-Upgrade::Package-Blacklist {
};
~$ systemctl is-enabled apt-daily{,-upgrade}.timer
enabled
enabled
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Re: updating never stops
Disable the timer units:
The gsettings(1) command and your posted APT configuration should disable all updates so that shouldn't really be needed. Obviously I don't properly understand how this all works.
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# systemctl disable --now apt-daily{,-upgrade}.timer
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Re: updating never stops
Thanks a lot for your help.
I have also rebooted the laptop.
Problem is still there ...hard to understand.
See https://www.dropbox.com/s/hl2n8osnhl6oe ... 5.png?dl=0
I have also rebooted the laptop.
Problem is still there ...hard to understand.
See https://www.dropbox.com/s/hl2n8osnhl6oe ... 5.png?dl=0
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Re: updating never stops
888 packages seems like enough for an upgrade to Buster! Are you certain you don't have "stable" in your sources instead of "stretch", and Buster went stable during this long break? Could you show us the output of
in the terminal?
will also provide vital information about that, but is a bit more advanced.
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cat /etc/apt/sources.list
I'm sure you need most of those those packages, but you probably don't want an uncontrolled upgrade to Buster. Let's make sure.In the gnome package updater gui I see a list of 888 packages, most of them I don't need
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apt policy
MX Linux packager and developer
Re: updating never stops
~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
#
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 9.1.0 _Stretch_ - Official amd64 NETINST 20170722-11:28]/ stretch main
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 9.1.0 _Stretch_ - Official amd64 NETINST 20170722-11:28]/ stretch main
deb http://mi.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/debian/ stretch main non-free contrib
# stretch-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
:~$ apt policy
Package files:
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
release a=now
500 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable/main amd64 Packages
release o=. stable,a=stable,n=stable,l=. stable,c=main,b=amd64
origin repo.skype.com
500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apandada1/brig ... ler/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
release v=20.04,o=LP-PPA-apandada1-brightness-controller,a=focal,n=focal,l=Brightness Controller,c=main,b=amd64
origin ppa.launchpad.net
500 http://mi.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/debian stretch/contrib amd64 Packages
release v=9.12,o=Debian,a=oldstable,n=stretch,l=Debian,c=contrib,b=amd64
origin mi.mirror.garr.it
500 http://mi.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/debian stretch/non-free amd64 Packages
release v=9.12,o=Debian,a=oldstable,n=stretch,l=Debian,c=non-free,b=amd64
origin mi.mirror.garr.it
500 http://mi.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/debian stretch/main amd64 Packages
release v=9.12,o=Debian,a=oldstable,n=stretch,l=Debian,c=main,b=amd64
origin mi.mirror.garr.it
Pinned packages:
#
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 9.1.0 _Stretch_ - Official amd64 NETINST 20170722-11:28]/ stretch main
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 9.1.0 _Stretch_ - Official amd64 NETINST 20170722-11:28]/ stretch main
deb http://mi.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/debian/ stretch main non-free contrib
# stretch-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
:~$ apt policy
Package files:
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
release a=now
500 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable/main amd64 Packages
release o=. stable,a=stable,n=stable,l=. stable,c=main,b=amd64
origin repo.skype.com
500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/apandada1/brig ... ler/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
release v=20.04,o=LP-PPA-apandada1-brightness-controller,a=focal,n=focal,l=Brightness Controller,c=main,b=amd64
origin ppa.launchpad.net
500 http://mi.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/debian stretch/contrib amd64 Packages
release v=9.12,o=Debian,a=oldstable,n=stretch,l=Debian,c=contrib,b=amd64
origin mi.mirror.garr.it
500 http://mi.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/debian stretch/non-free amd64 Packages
release v=9.12,o=Debian,a=oldstable,n=stretch,l=Debian,c=non-free,b=amd64
origin mi.mirror.garr.it
500 http://mi.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/debian stretch/main amd64 Packages
release v=9.12,o=Debian,a=oldstable,n=stretch,l=Debian,c=main,b=amd64
origin mi.mirror.garr.it
Pinned packages:
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Re: updating never stops
You shouldn't use PPAs in Debian, they can break your system. Read the first link in my signature.
Have you actually fully updated your system? Re-enable the security & stretch-updates repositories and run
Then reboot and see if the "package updater" tries to download stuff again.
Have you actually fully updated your system? Re-enable the security & stretch-updates repositories and run
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# apt update
# apt upgrade
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