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= Setting automatic updates
This section describes how to use the DNF Automatic application to automatically:
* Download and install any new updates
* Only download the updates
* Get notified about the updates
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== Procedure
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. Install the [package]_dnf-automatic_ package:
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sudo dnf install dnf-automatic
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. Edit the [filename]`/etc/dnf/automatic.conf` configuration file as needed. See the https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/automatic.html[DNF Automatic] documentation for details.
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. Enable and start the `systemd` timer:
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sudo systemctl enable --now _timer_
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Replace `_timer_` with one of following ones depending on what action you want to do:
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* `dnf-automatic-install.timer` to download and install packages
* `dnf-automatic-download.timer` to only download packages
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* `dnf-automatic-notifyonly.timer` to only get a notification using configured emitters in the [filename]`/etc/dnf/automatic.conf` file.
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For example:
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sudo systemctl enable --now dnf-automatic-install.timer
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/timers.target.wants/dnf-automatic-install.timer → /usr/lib/systemd/system/dnf-automatic-install.timer.
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. Ensure that the timer has been successfully enabled and started:
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sudo systemctl status _timer_
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Replace `_timer_` with the timer from the previous step, for example:
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sudo systemctl status dnf-automatic-install.timer
● dnf-automatic-install.timer - dnf-automatic-install timer
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/dnf-automatic-install.timer; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (waiting) since Fri 2021-01-29 14:50:22 +08; 1s ago
Trigger: Sat 2021-01-30 06:05:57 +08; 15h left
Triggers: ● dnf-automatic-install.service
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Jan 29 14:50:22 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started dnf-automatic-install timer.
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== Additional Resources
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* The https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/automatic.html[DNF Automatic] documentation
