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Old March 19th 18, 09:07 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
David Taylor
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Default There are two truisms in the computer world:

On 18/03/2018 18:07, Carlos E.R. wrote:
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Yes, most of the updates go fast enough.

But that "downloading in the background" I do not like much, as compared
to "download now at top network speed". Something is not right.


I should perhaps explain what I meant by "downloading in the background"
a little more. I have the "Restart options" set to allow me to defer
the reboot for a few days. I leave my PC running on Tuesday night (UK
time) and then on Wednesday morning I might get a notification that
there is an update pending a reboot, and I can choose to reboot then or
later. If the update hasn't yet been installed (so no notification) I
can run "Check for updates", and it will be downloaded and installed
right away (if there is one). Top network speed may be the top speed
from the server, not from your local connection, particularly if an
update has just been released.

I believe that with the current release you can set both a Wi-Fi or a
LAN connection as "Metered", which should mean that only the most
important updates will be downloaded automatically.

Only having the full packaged updates (rather than the individual ones)
has not been a wholly welcomed change!

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Cheers,
David
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