Pacman Auto Update

Keeps packages from compiled repositories updated hourly.

Updates are automatically postponed under unfavorable conditions:

🔋 The battery has less than 90% of charge.
💸 networkmanager is installed, and the connection is guessed as metered.
🔒 The package database has a lock younger than a day, and older than boot time. Otherwise the lock is automatically removed.

Installing

The package is avaliable in the Arch User Repository:

Of the service:

systemctl status pacman-auto-update

Of the timer:

systemctl list-timers pacman-auto-update