https://github.com/Utappia/uCareSystem
An all-in-one, one click system maintenance application for Ubuntu/Debian operating systems and derivatives
https://github.com/Utappia/uCareSystem
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An all-in-one, one click system maintenance application for Ubuntu/Debian operating systems and derivatives
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/Utappia/uCareSystem
- Owner: Utappia
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2011-08-18T01:04:06.000Z (almost 14 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-12-10T15:46:06.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-12-10T17:21:02.630Z (6 months ago)
- Topics: admin, bash-script, cleaner, debian, linux, linux-mint, maintenance, official-flavors, shell, system, ubuntu, updater, upgrades
- Language: Shell
- Homepage: http://utappia.org
- Size: 256 KB
- Stars: 121
- Watchers: 12
- Forks: 21
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
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README
# uCareSystem
Name : uCareSystem
License: GPL3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)
Author : Salih Emin
Email : salih-(a)-utappia.org
Date : 24-12-2024 (first release 19-02-2009)
Version: 24.12.11
System : Ubuntu Linux and derivatives. With Deb, Snap or Flatpak. (Partial support for Debian and WSL2)
WebSite: http://utappia.org
## Sponsors of the previous development cycle (v24.09)
With version 24.06 of uCareSystem, I added a section to acknowledge the people who supported the development of the previous cycle. This addition was warmly received by the community, and I can't express enough gratitude to those who donated during the previous (v24.11) development cycle:
- P. Loughman (Thanks for your continued support)
- D. Emge (Thanks for your continued support)
- K. A. Gkountras (Jemadux)
- B. Breitfeld
- S. McClatchie
- J. A. Villareal
- D. E. Swarthout
## Description:
In summary, uCareSystem performs the following list of maintenance tasks automatically and without the need for user interference. :
- Updates the list of available packages
- Downloads and installs the available updates
- Downloads and installs Snap Package updates (It's skipped if Snap is not installed)
- Removes Old Snap revisions to free up space
- Downloads and installs Flatpak Package updates (It's skipped if Flatpak is not installed)
- Removes unused Flatpak packages to free up space
- Checks if there are older Linux kernels on the system and removes them. However it keeps the current and one previous version of the kernel.
- Cleans the cache of the downloaded packages
- Removes obsolete packages
- Removes orphan packages
- Deletes package configuration files from packages that have been uninstalled by you
- If there is a need for a system reboot, it will inform you and it will provide the list of packages that requested that system reboot
## Usage
uCareSystem creates a launcher icon in your Applications menu. Just search your applications menu for `ucare`. If you click the icon, it starts performing the default maintenance tasks.
Alternatively, you can invoke it through terminal with various options/flags. The default system updates and maintenance for Ubuntu / Debian / Linux Mint (and derivatives) :
```
ucaresystem-core
```
If you want to shutdown your system after using the uCareSystem you can use the `-s` option :
```
ucaresystem-core -s
```
When the next available release is available for Ubuntu (and official flavors) you can upgrade with `-u`:
```
ucaresystem-core -u
```
If you are a tester, developer, or simply an enthusiast, you can upgrade to the next development cycle of Ubuntu (and official flavors) with `-d` which actually turns your Ubuntu into a rolling release distribution:
```
ucaresystem-core -d
```
If your Ubuntu (and official flavors) has reached the EOL support you can upgrade to the next supported release with `-eol`:
```
ucaresystem-core -eol
```
For information about all the available options / flags, start ucaresystem-core with `-h` option :
```
ucaresystem-core -h
```
## Code contribution
If you have an idea and want to contribute code:
1. Open an Issue describing what you want to fix/change/enhance
2. From the branches button, change the "master" to "develop" branch
3. Start coding and once you are done, create a pull request that you want to be merged to the "develop" branch
Please do not use master branch for code contribution. Use the develop branch for forking and pull requests