Arch update notifier

arch-update.sh

If you didn't decide to install pamac, you may miss an icon to show that updates are available. I really enjoy the Arch Linux Updates Indicator GNOME extension and took a look at its code. In contrary to the original, I decided to check both Arch repos and AUR at the same time.

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NOTE: This script and executor heavily rely on the terminal and AUR helper installed on your machine. Copying to / use from another location recommended.

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Dependencies:

pacman-contrib, xfce4-terminal or another terminal, trizen or another AUR helper, libnotify and a notification server to see the updates list as a notification (optionally).

Command:

~/tint2-executors/arch-update.sh

Customization:

1. In the arch-update.sh script line:

upd=$(/bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/checkupdates && /usr/bin/trizen -Qqu -a")

replace trizen -Qqu -a with your favourite AUR helper and an appropriate command.

2. In the executor below, in the left click command:

execp_lclick_command = xfce4-terminal -e 'sh -c "trizen -Syyu ; echo Finished, press enter to close; read; 

replace xfce4-terminal with your terminal and trizen with your AUR helper.

Sample executor:

#-------------------------------------
# Executor 1
execp = new
execp_command = ~/tint2-executors/arch-update.sh
execp_interval = 1800
execp_has_icon = 1
execp_cache_icon = 0
execp_continuous = 0
execp_markup = 0
execp_tooltip = 
execp_lclick_command = xfce4-terminal -e 'sh -c "trizen -Syyu ; echo Finished, press enter to close; read; killall -SIGUSR1 tint2"'
execp_rclick_command = 
execp_mclick_command = 
execp_uwheel_command = 
execp_dwheel_command = 
execp_font_color = #f8e6e6 100
execp_padding = 0 0
execp_background_id = 0
execp_centered = 0
execp_icon_w = 26
execp_icon_h = 26