BOOTC-FETCH...ATES.SERVICE(5)

👑 bootc-fetch-apply-updates.service — the manual (section 5, File Formats Manual, iykyk)

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, because this one is so simple and yet lowkey the whole vibe of your OS updating itself. 💅

✨ NAME ✨

bootc-fetch-apply-updates.service — that's it, that's the name, that's the whole icon.

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so this service is the main character and it makes bootc do a lil three-step routine, in order, no skips:

• check the source registry for an updated container image 🔍
• if one is found, download it 📥
• reboot 🔁

periodt. that's the whole choreography.

it does not come alone either — it ships with a companion systemd unit bestie called bootc-fetch-apply-updates.timer. and the current default systemd timer shipped in the upstream project is enabled for daily updates, so like, every day. consistent. reliable. skincare-routine energy. ✨

but ngl, it is fully expected that different operating systems and distributions choose different defaults. so don't come for anybody — your distro's choices are their choices. slay for them. 🫶

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🎀 CUSTOMIZING UPDATES 🎀

okay so here's the tea: all three of those steps can be decoupled</> from each other. they're not a package deal, they're three separate besties. and they are:

• bootc upgrade --check
• bootc upgrade
• bootc upgrade --apply

that's it. those are the three steps in their solo eras. you can run one without the others, they do not need to hold hands. 💖

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• bootc(1)

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⭐ VERSION ⭐

v1.17.1

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and that's the page, bestie — bootc-fetch-apply-updates.service(5) out here in the File Formats Manual, living its truth at v1.17.1. go check your timer, drink some water, and remember: check, download, reboot. no cap. 💜🎀🌸