https://github.com/kpcyrd/arch-audit-gtk

Arch Linux Security Update Notifications
https://github.com/kpcyrd/arch-audit-gtk

arch-audit archlinux security updates

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Arch Linux Security Update Notifications

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/kpcyrd/arch-audit-gtk
• Owner: kpcyrd
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2021-02-20T17:32:28.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-05-26T11:50:43.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-01T14:22:51.691Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: arch-audit, archlinux, security, updates
• Language: Rust
• Homepage:
• Size: 204 KB
• Stars: 54
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 6
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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# arch-audit-gtk

Show an indicator if there are any security updates missing for your Arch Linux

system.

![screenshot](docs/arch-audit-gtk.png)

## Install

    pacman -S arch-audit-gtk

The package contains files for xdg-autostart, so it should automatically start the next time you log in. This is the case for gnome and kde, for i3 you need something like [`dex -a`](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/any/dex/) or execute `arch-audit-gtk` directly.

## Gnome3

For gnome3 you need to install an extension for app indicator support:

    pacman -S gnome-shell-extension-appindicator

After installing this extension you need to restart your desktop so gnome picks it up, you then need to enable the extension with the gnome extension manager.

## Themes

There are currently 3 themes that you may pick from:

- `default`

- `nocolor`

- `classic`

You can set this by creating a config file at one of the following locations:

- `/etc/arch-audit/gui.toml`

- `~/.config/arch-audit/gui.toml`

With the following content:

```toml

[design]

icon_theme = "nocolor"

```

You can also select a theme using the `--icon-theme ` commandline option.

## Privacy

Since this program is automatically pinging `security.archlinux.org` we attempt to use multiple techniques to increase privacy:

### Tor support

You can configure arch-audit to connect through Tor or any other socks5 proxy. There are two advantages in doing this:

- `security.archlinux.org` can't tell you apart from other arch-audit users using Tor.

- If you're on a monitored network they can't tell that you're connecting to `security.archlinux.org`, also they can't interrupt that specific connection. They may be able to tell that you're connecting to Tor and may be able to interrupt your Tor connections though.

Configure arch-audit like this:

```bash

mkdir -vp ~/.config/arch-audit

cat > ~/.config/arch-audit/settings.toml <