https://github.com/raluvy95/checkupdate

A program that prints avaliable packages. It uses safe checkupdates command, as well as check for AUR update
https://github.com/raluvy95/checkupdate

arch arch-linux archlinux aur pacman update utils

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A program that prints avaliable packages. It uses safe checkupdates command, as well as check for AUR update

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/raluvy95/checkupdate
• Owner: raluvy95
• Created: 2023-07-27T14:26:05.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-10-12T12:36:40.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-31T05:16:40.932Z (10 days ago)
• Topics: arch, arch-linux, archlinux, aur, pacman, update, utils
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 44.9 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Arch checkupdate

A program that prints avaliable packages. It uses safe checkupdates command, as well as check for AUR update. Can be used inside `.bashrc`, `.zshrc` or other shell rc file to remind that there are packages avaliable to update!

Requires to have `pacman-contrib` installed.

Optionally, `aurutils`AUR if you pass with `--withAUR` option

# Basic usage

Clone this project and simply run `./checkupdate`. It can be installed inside `~/.local/bin` directory or at root level (`/usr/bin`).

# Installation

Copy or symlink `checkupdate` file to `~/.local/bin`. Don't forget to add local bin directory to PATH env.

Example command: `ln -s $(pwd)/checkupdate ~/.local/bin/checkupdate`

# Examples

```checkupdate --help```

```

usage: checkupdate [-h] [--withAUR] [--show]

Small program that prints packages avaliable

options:

  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

  --withAUR   Enable AUR (requires to have aurutils installed)

  --show      Show list of packages avaliable

```

```checkupdate --show```


![](./screenshot/sample.png)

# Upgrade

`git pull` and overwrite `checkupdate` if you only copied that file