6.4. Overview of the systemd timer units included in the dnf-automatic package
The systemd timer units take precedence and override the settings in the /etc/dnf/automatic.conf configuration file when downloading and applying updates. For example if you set download_updates = yes in the /etc/dnf/automatic.conf configuration file, but you have activated the dnf-automatic-notifyonly.timer unit, DNF will not download the packages.
The dnf-automatic package provides following systemd timer units:
| Timer unit | Function | Overrides the apply_updates and download_updates settings in the [commands] section of the /etc/dnf/automatic.conf file? |
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| Downloads packages to cache and makes them available for updating.
This timer unit does not install the updated packages. To perform the installation, you must run the | Yes |
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| Downloads and installs updated packages. | Yes |
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| Downloads only repository data to keep the repository cache up-to-date and notifies you about available updates. This timer unit does not download or install the updated packages. | Yes |
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The behavior of this timer when downloading and applying updates is specified by the settings in the This timer downloads packages, but does not install them. | No |