imupdate

imupdate is a graphical utility for managing system updates on Arch Linux. Built with C++23 and Dear ImGui, it provides a user-friendly interface to check for available updates using checkupdates and paru, visualize the list of packages, and execute the update process securely.

Features

• Update Checking: Automatically checks for updates from both official repositories (via checkupdates) and the AUR (via paru).
• Visual Interface: Displays a clean list of available updates.
• Secure Updating: Handles password input securely via a temporary helper script and SUDO_ASKPASS to authorize sudo.
• Live Progress: Shows real-time output from the update command (paru -Syu).
• Ansi Stripping: Automatically cleans ANSI color codes from terminal output for proper display in the GUI.

Prerequisites

Before building and running ArchUpdater, ensure you have the following installed:

• Arch Linux
• C++ Compiler: A compiler checking C++23 support (Clang is configured in CMakeLists.txt).
• CMake: Version 3.16 or higher.
• Make/Ninja: Build system.
• GLFW3: Windowing library.
• OpenGL: Graphics library.
• checkupdates: Part of the pacman-contrib package.
• paru: AUR helper (required for the update command logic).

sudo pacman -S clang cmake make glfw-x11 pacman-contrib
# Install paru from AUR if not already installed

Note: This tool specifically invokes paru. If you use another AUR helper or just pacman, you will need to modify src/UI.cpp and src/Updates.cpp.

Build Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/BillGR17/imupdate.git
   cd imupdate

2. Create a build directory:

   mkdir build && cd build

3. Configure with CMake:

   cmake ..

4. Build the project:

   make

Usage

Run the executable from the build directory:

./imupdate

CLI Mode

You can run the tool in CLI-only mode (though the main feature is the GUI) by passing the -cli flag, which skips opening the window but currently just runs the check:

./imupdate -cli

System Tray Mode

You can run the application minimized in the system tray using the -tray flag:

./imupdate -tray

When running in tray mode:

• The UI window is initially hidden.
• The tray icon displays a red/green circle indicating the number of pending updates.
• Left-Click the tray icon to toggle the UI window visibility.
• Right-Click the tray icon to open a menu with "Refresh" and "Close" options.

In the GUI

1. Launch the application.
2. Review the list of updates in the "Output" section.
3. Enter your sudo password in the password field.
4. Click Update to start the process.
5. Wait for the process to complete (Success/Fail message will appear).
6. Click Close to exit.