Updates

This module provides information about available updates for the system.

To configure this module, you need to specify a command that will check for new system updates and a command that will launch the system updates.

info

Without this configuration, the module will not appear in the status bar.

The module automatically checks for updates on a configurable interval (defaults to once per hour). You can also manually check for updates using the "Check now" button in the menu.

Configuration

Field	Description
check_cmd	Command that outputs pending updates (one per line).
update_cmd	Command that launches your system updates workflow.
interval	Optional polling interval in seconds (default 3600). The effective minimum at runtime is 60, so smaller values poll every 60 seconds.

The check command should return a list of updates, one package per line in the following format:

package_name version_from -> version_to

Output Example

calf 0.90.7-1 -> 0.90.8-1
hyprutils 0.8.0-1 -> 0.8.1-1
lazygit 0.52.0-1 -> 0.53.0-1

Example

In this example, I am using an Arch Linux distribution, with paru as my AUR package manager and alacritty as a terminal emulator.

[updates]
check_cmd = "checkupdates; paru -Qua"
update_cmd = 'alacritty -e bash -c "paru; echo Done - Press enter to exit; read" &'
interval = 3600