Nikita Youshchenko: Avoiding apt-get update on n900 over gprs
While browsing n900 FAQ (in Russian) on maemoworld.ru site, I ve found some hints on avoiding automatic package list update over gprs.
Problem is that gprs here in Russia is relatively expensive, and downloading several-megabytes package lists at unexpected moments costs money that users don t want to pay. Of course, Nokia ignores this problem.
Hints linked above may be useful. But actually those don t disable updates over gprs, but disable updates completely, which is inconvenient. Much better is to still have automatic updates when on WiFi connection.
Fortunately it is very easy to get that. Just create /etc/network/if-up.d/zz_block_apt_over_gprs with following content:
#!/bin/sh # If on GPRS, set fake apt proxy to stop automatic update from working. # Otherwise, remove fake apt proxy. if [ "GPRS" = "$ICD_CONNECTION_TYPE" ]; then echo 'Acquire::http::Proxy "http://127.0.0.1:8768";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/zz-fake-proxy else rm -f /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/zz-fake-proxy fi exit 0Well, this actually also disables package installation while on gprs. Bit IMO this is not usually needed, and if you happen to need to install something over gprs, you may just remove /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/zz-fake-proxy
The second week is ending and it's time to publish another photo for project 52.
Again one picture from Prague (though the lightboards say welcome to Brno), this time taken in night:
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On Saturday I turned 32. I haven't been able to sit down for ten minutes and
scribble the mandatory blog entry, a sign that I'm extremely busy (luckily
not only due to academic and professional reasons; the social part of the
problem is very significant). This year I was gifted with a costumes
Festa de l'Horta being held on the very same day as my birthday, and
it was memorable (in many ways).
Add an unexpected climbing evening on Friday, and getting to see my
fantastic 2 year old niece Vida, who came from Norwich for a visit, made a
great birthday weekend. I feel I'm going through a very, very sweet
stage of my life; I really can't remember the last time I generally had no
big worries or black clouds all over my head. I hope it stays like this for
a while...
We managed to complete this challenge without facing major problems or
pains, and after the first five our six days, our legs seemed to have
gotten used to the daily effort and it started to be easier and easier.
Our morale kept growing as days passed and we advanced east. When I
started walking on a cold and rainy morning in Hondarribia, after barely
no rest in the night bus to Ir n, I thought for myself that it was
improbable that we'd manage to get anywhere near Catalunya, that one of
us would get injuried way before, or we'd just give up and go for the easy
beach vacation in the Basque Country.
This adventure through GR 11 has been incredibly positive for us for
several reasons. We've learned a lot about ourselves and strengthened our
relation, and now I know how powerful drive can be; to get somewhere, no
matter how far, it's really easy if you just believe you can do it and
desire to get there.
Maria and I are proud of what we've done, and no wonder we're looking
for new challenges. An obvious one would be repeating this experience,
going through the French side of the Pyrenees, but for now, the Corsican
GR 20 seems the most appealing. We'll see, next summer!
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