POLL: Keep EndeavourOS Update Notifier?

[vazicebon]

@freebird54

I maintain a vertically scrolling list of available updates for both ‘tracks’, ie including the AUR

I have this every 3 days, but the list displayed is limited by the height of the screen (notification popup).

[freebird54]

Couldn’t pick up the pic(?) from imgur - but I made assumptions from the description. I use Conky to run the display, along with some special lua scripts - see the results in the ‘screenshots’ thread here from a while back. Here’s a ‘closeup’:

There are 19 updates, and 9 AUR updates being displayed on this scroller ATM, if you’re interested!

[vazicebon]

I modified my post, you should see the capture now. I use a small script.

[freebird54]

Do you preset the number of lines, or just ‘splash’ it in a notify-send? I assume that’s from checkupdates… and just for giggles, here’s an extract from my script for AUR list…

		echo "AUR Packages" >> /tmp/conky-update-list
		echo "------------" >> /tmp/conky-update-list
		yay -Qua | column -t -N Name,Current,"->",New >> /tmp/conky-update-list

[vazicebon]

I just put the command output in a file with no formatting.

nb_aur=$(yay -Quq | tee /tmp/aurupdates | wc -l)

nb_pac=$(checkupdates | tee /tmp/pacmanupdates | wc -l)

if ((nb_pac>0 || nb_aur>0)); then

 cat /tmp/aurupdates >> /tmp/pacmanupdates

[s4ndm4n]

@Kresimir

I propose an application that periodically reads the last -Syu entry in pacman.log and pushes a notification saying: “I say, old chap, it’s been $SECONDS_SINCE_LAST_UPDATE seconds since you’ve last updated! Better get a move on, wouldn’t want to be left behind!”.

I like @Kresimir idea. I still use the notifier as a reminder to update. I’ve gotten myself into a routine. I just update every weekend/Friday. Notifier did help me prior to getting into this update routine. I’ve let you know what I think of the notifier. And I say it again I would keep it, just give it the capability to run according to a scheduled time not every bootup. It does help people coming from other distros like Debian/Ubuntu which have a whole update manager.

And it’s not to uninstall or disable. We do have an audience that is pretty new to arch and arch-based distros. Also, not everyone is a script master.

[vazicebon]

@s4ndm4n

And I say it again I would keep it, just give it the capability to run according to a scheduled time not every bootup

Looks like there’s a timer and a service :

eos-update-notifier etc/skel/.config/systemd/user/eos-update-notifier.service
eos-update-notifier etc/skel/.config/systemd/user/eos-update-notifier.timer

You can modify the timer to trigger the service every friday.

@s4ndm4n

It does help people coming from other distros like Debian/Ubuntu which have a whole update manager.

I think Debian/Ubuntu or Fedora use a Gnome utility, they have no native tool.
For Arch, Pamac, Octopi or Argon can be used for notification.

[s4ndm4n]

@vazicebon

You can modify the timer to trigger the service every friday.

Thank you. I have that configured but for some reason, it’s not working for me. But I just keep the notifier for nostalgic reasons .

@vazicebon

I think Debian/Ubuntu or Fedora use a Gnome utility, they have no native tool.
For Arch, Pamac, Octopi or Argon can be used for notification.

No, they don’t but the people who create distros create tools to handle the updates. Ex: Mint Upgrade tool.

[ringo]

Or make something as update desk…menu option news if archlinux…yay -Pwwq endeavouros notifier simple update menu…paccache cleaner …

You can keep it my part or do more complicated like system maintainance something like that news update sort of things lol

[Revan335]

Yes, i need a notification about new Updates. EOS and AUR. A pity that it is no longer included in the default installation. But this Notification can from anyone and one a Day or by Boot for example is enough. A Programm, a Script, … but a simple modify option that are include in the default Installation.

[UncleSpellbinder]

This post is old. The last post is a year old. @Revan335, you should probably continue this discussion in the thread you already posted in…

What happened to eos-update-notifier?

Greetings EOS users Just installed default live KDE desktop and just wondering what happened to eos-update-notifier? Things sure change fast with EOS and what is annoying is the wiki doesn’t reflect what is happening or the forums for that matter. They seem outdated or is it just me being born in 1969. I stated following EOS-news https://gitlab.com/endeavouros-filemirror/Important-news/-/tree/main but it is pretty sparse. Any other way I can stay informed and relevent. BLW I don’t need eos…

[anon93652015]

A script you say?

Here you go:

Arch Updates Informer

A quick bash script that does this. There is no need to install additional apps to your system for things like this. But it is your system, so your rules and needs are what matter. #!/bin/bash # Function to check for updates and send notification check_updates() { updates=$(checkupdates && paru -Qua) if [ -n "$updates" ]; then notify-send -t 60000 -a "System Updates" "Updates Available" "Click to update in your terminal" -A "Update" if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then …

[anarch]

In case you’re on plasma, a good notifier is Apdatifier )KDE widgets). It actually keeps track & takes care of all repos PLUS it notifies & updates widgets,
Personally, I only use it to notify me of new widgets updates & as a tool to implement them. Yes, it does notify me of system updates, but I find it really pointless in a rolling release distro.