apt-get update starts 'by itself' and never stops running
I noticed my laptop becomes really slow from time to time. I think, but I'm not 100% sure, that this only happens after i plug the power in, and it started happening several days ago. Then I also noticed the disk led showing constant disk activity, and ran iotop to see what processes are using the disk. It showed something like:
apt-get -qq -y update
using between 98% and 99.99% of IO (all of it under disk write, zero under disk read, all the time).
I waited for several minutes to see when it will stop and it never did (when I run it, it usually takes about 20-30s to complete). Why is this happening? Can I find out what triggered apt-get update?
apt performance
edited Nov 28 at 20:52
Peter V. Mørch
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asked Jan 16 '15 at 9:11
Viet Norm
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I noticed my laptop becomes really slow from time to time. I think, but I'm not 100% sure, that this only happens after i plug the power in, and it started happening several days ago. Then I also noticed the disk led showing constant disk activity, and ran iotop to see what processes are using the disk. It showed something like:
apt-get -qq -y update
using between 98% and 99.99% of IO (all of it under disk write, zero under disk read, all the time).
I waited for several minutes to see when it will stop and it never did (when I run it, it usually takes about 20-30s to complete). Why is this happening? Can I find out what triggered apt-get update?
apt performance
edited Nov 28 at 20:52
Peter V. Mørch
1,73312022
asked Jan 16 '15 at 9:11
Viet Norm
6
Don't you meanapt-get -qq -y update? It throws an error when trying to use the "y" without a "-"!
– Byte Commander
Jan 16 '15 at 12:50
Yes, that was probably it.
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 14:42
I have brand spanking new debian9/stretch where I've installed a bunch of packages. It runsapt-get -qq -y updatewhen booting. I didn't set that up. I'm also looking for the initiator
– Peter V. Mørch
Nov 28 at 16:57
Found the initiator:systemctl status apt-daily.service- this is a real thing (appart from the missing-in-y). Upvoting and editing to fix the-y.
– Peter V. Mørch
Nov 28 at 18:32
add a comment |
I noticed my laptop becomes really slow from time to time. I think, but I'm not 100% sure, that this only happens after i plug the power in, and it started happening several days ago. Then I also noticed the disk led showing constant disk activity, and ran iotop to see what processes are using the disk. It showed something like:
apt-get -qq -y update
using between 98% and 99.99% of IO (all of it under disk write, zero under disk read, all the time).
I waited for several minutes to see when it will stop and it never did (when I run it, it usually takes about 20-30s to complete). Why is this happening? Can I find out what triggered apt-get update?
apt performance
edited Nov 28 at 20:52
Peter V. Mørch
1,73312022
asked Jan 16 '15 at 9:11
Viet Norm
6
I noticed my laptop becomes really slow from time to time. I think, but I'm not 100% sure, that this only happens after i plug the power in, and it started happening several days ago. Then I also noticed the disk led showing constant disk activity, and ran iotop to see what processes are using the disk. It showed something like:
apt-get -qq -y update
using between 98% and 99.99% of IO (all of it under disk write, zero under disk read, all the time).
I waited for several minutes to see when it will stop and it never did (when I run it, it usually takes about 20-30s to complete). Why is this happening? Can I find out what triggered apt-get update?
apt performance
apt performance
edited Nov 28 at 20:52
Peter V. Mørch
1,73312022
asked Jan 16 '15 at 9:11
Viet Norm
6
edited Nov 28 at 20:52
Peter V. Mørch
1,73312022
asked Jan 16 '15 at 9:11
Viet Norm
6
edited Nov 28 at 20:52
Peter V. Mørch
1,73312022
edited Nov 28 at 20:52
Peter V. Mørch
1,73312022
edited Nov 28 at 20:52
Peter V. Mørch
1,73312022
1,73312022
asked Jan 16 '15 at 9:11
Viet Norm
6
asked Jan 16 '15 at 9:11
Viet Norm
6
asked Jan 16 '15 at 9:11
Viet Norm
6
6
Don't you meanapt-get -qq -y update? It throws an error when trying to use the "y" without a "-"!
– Byte Commander
Jan 16 '15 at 12:50
Yes, that was probably it.
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 14:42
I have brand spanking new debian9/stretch where I've installed a bunch of packages. It runsapt-get -qq -y updatewhen booting. I didn't set that up. I'm also looking for the initiator
– Peter V. Mørch
Nov 28 at 16:57
Found the initiator:systemctl status apt-daily.service- this is a real thing (appart from the missing-in-y). Upvoting and editing to fix the-y.
– Peter V. Mørch
Nov 28 at 18:32
add a comment |
Don't you meanapt-get -qq -y update? It throws an error when trying to use the "y" without a "-"!
– Byte Commander
Jan 16 '15 at 12:50
Yes, that was probably it.
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 14:42
I have brand spanking new debian9/stretch where I've installed a bunch of packages. It runsapt-get -qq -y updatewhen booting. I didn't set that up. I'm also looking for the initiator
– Peter V. Mørch
Nov 28 at 16:57
Found the initiator:systemctl status apt-daily.service- this is a real thing (appart from the missing-in-y). Upvoting and editing to fix the-y.
– Peter V. Mørch
Nov 28 at 18:32
Don't you mean
apt-get -qq -y update? It throws an error when trying to use the "y" without a "-"!– Byte Commander
Jan 16 '15 at 12:50
Don't you mean
apt-get -qq -y update? It throws an error when trying to use the "y" without a "-"!– Byte Commander
Jan 16 '15 at 12:50
Yes, that was probably it.
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 14:42
Yes, that was probably it.
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 14:42
I have brand spanking new debian9/stretch where I've installed a bunch of packages. It runs
apt-get -qq -y update when booting. I didn't set that up. I'm also looking for the initiator– Peter V. Mørch
Nov 28 at 16:57
I have brand spanking new debian9/stretch where I've installed a bunch of packages. It runs
apt-get -qq -y update when booting. I didn't set that up. I'm also looking for the initiator– Peter V. Mørch
Nov 28 at 16:57
Found the initiator:
systemctl status apt-daily.service - this is a real thing (appart from the missing - in -y). Upvoting and editing to fix the -y.– Peter V. Mørch
Nov 28 at 18:32
Found the initiator:
systemctl status apt-daily.service - this is a real thing (appart from the missing - in -y). Upvoting and editing to fix the -y.– Peter V. Mørch
Nov 28 at 18:32
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The command updates your package list, while the modifiers -qq means "very quiet", so there is no output and -y means it automatically answers all questions with yes. Maybe you would like to change your settings for automatic search for updates which could possibly start a command like this. Maybe there is also an error with your package sources which make it run in infinite loops. Try executing the command in a terminal without the quiet-option (-qq) and see how it performs. But normally you have to use sudo to run apt-get with root privileges. Is the process you found in your question running as root or as you (normal user)?
answered Jan 16 '15 at 9:46
Byte Commander
62.9k26169286
It's running as root.
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 11:12
Does it do anything uncommon if you run it manually without the quiet-modifiersudo apt-get -y updatein a terminal? Or with the -qq enabled?
– Byte Commander
Jan 16 '15 at 12:48
I just executed the command manually, and it completed in 10-15 seconds. Thanks for helping, btw :)
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 14:43
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The command updates your package list, while the modifiers -qq means "very quiet", so there is no output and -y means it automatically answers all questions with yes. Maybe you would like to change your settings for automatic search for updates which could possibly start a command like this. Maybe there is also an error with your package sources which make it run in infinite loops. Try executing the command in a terminal without the quiet-option (-qq) and see how it performs. But normally you have to use sudo to run apt-get with root privileges. Is the process you found in your question running as root or as you (normal user)?
answered Jan 16 '15 at 9:46
Byte Commander
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It's running as root.
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 11:12
Does it do anything uncommon if you run it manually without the quiet-modifiersudo apt-get -y updatein a terminal? Or with the -qq enabled?
– Byte Commander
Jan 16 '15 at 12:48
I just executed the command manually, and it completed in 10-15 seconds. Thanks for helping, btw :)
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 14:43
add a comment |
The command updates your package list, while the modifiers -qq means "very quiet", so there is no output and -y means it automatically answers all questions with yes. Maybe you would like to change your settings for automatic search for updates which could possibly start a command like this. Maybe there is also an error with your package sources which make it run in infinite loops. Try executing the command in a terminal without the quiet-option (-qq) and see how it performs. But normally you have to use sudo to run apt-get with root privileges. Is the process you found in your question running as root or as you (normal user)?
answered Jan 16 '15 at 9:46
Byte Commander
62.9k26169286
It's running as root.
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 11:12
Does it do anything uncommon if you run it manually without the quiet-modifiersudo apt-get -y updatein a terminal? Or with the -qq enabled?
– Byte Commander
Jan 16 '15 at 12:48
I just executed the command manually, and it completed in 10-15 seconds. Thanks for helping, btw :)
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 14:43
add a comment |
The command updates your package list, while the modifiers -qq means "very quiet", so there is no output and -y means it automatically answers all questions with yes. Maybe you would like to change your settings for automatic search for updates which could possibly start a command like this. Maybe there is also an error with your package sources which make it run in infinite loops. Try executing the command in a terminal without the quiet-option (-qq) and see how it performs. But normally you have to use sudo to run apt-get with root privileges. Is the process you found in your question running as root or as you (normal user)?
answered Jan 16 '15 at 9:46
Byte Commander
62.9k26169286
The command updates your package list, while the modifiers -qq means "very quiet", so there is no output and -y means it automatically answers all questions with yes. Maybe you would like to change your settings for automatic search for updates which could possibly start a command like this. Maybe there is also an error with your package sources which make it run in infinite loops. Try executing the command in a terminal without the quiet-option (-qq) and see how it performs. But normally you have to use sudo to run apt-get with root privileges. Is the process you found in your question running as root or as you (normal user)?
answered Jan 16 '15 at 9:46
Byte Commander
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answered Jan 16 '15 at 9:46
Byte Commander
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answered Jan 16 '15 at 9:46
Byte Commander
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answered Jan 16 '15 at 9:46
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It's running as root.
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 11:12
Does it do anything uncommon if you run it manually without the quiet-modifiersudo apt-get -y updatein a terminal? Or with the -qq enabled?
– Byte Commander
Jan 16 '15 at 12:48
I just executed the command manually, and it completed in 10-15 seconds. Thanks for helping, btw :)
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 14:43
add a comment |
It's running as root.
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 11:12
Does it do anything uncommon if you run it manually without the quiet-modifiersudo apt-get -y updatein a terminal? Or with the -qq enabled?
– Byte Commander
Jan 16 '15 at 12:48
I just executed the command manually, and it completed in 10-15 seconds. Thanks for helping, btw :)
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 14:43
It's running as root.
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 11:12
It's running as root.
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 11:12
Does it do anything uncommon if you run it manually without the quiet-modifier
sudo apt-get -y update in a terminal? Or with the -qq enabled?– Byte Commander
Jan 16 '15 at 12:48
Does it do anything uncommon if you run it manually without the quiet-modifier
sudo apt-get -y update in a terminal? Or with the -qq enabled?– Byte Commander
Jan 16 '15 at 12:48
I just executed the command manually, and it completed in 10-15 seconds. Thanks for helping, btw :)
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 14:43
I just executed the command manually, and it completed in 10-15 seconds. Thanks for helping, btw :)
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 14:43
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apt-get -qq -y update? It throws an error when trying to use the "y" without a "-"!– Byte Commander
Jan 16 '15 at 12:50
Yes, that was probably it.
– Viet Norm
Jan 16 '15 at 14:42
I have brand spanking new debian9/stretch where I've installed a bunch of packages. It runs
apt-get -qq -y updatewhen booting. I didn't set that up. I'm also looking for the initiator– Peter V. Mørch
Nov 28 at 16:57
Found the initiator:
systemctl status apt-daily.service- this is a real thing (appart from the missing-in-y). Upvoting and editing to fix the-y.– Peter V. Mørch
Nov 28 at 18:32