Add .pacnew and reboot reminders

Remind about files to merge with pacdiff and a reboot after the running kernel
was upgraded. They join every notification and notify alone only for new items;
PACNEW_CHECK/REBOOT_CHECK disable them, and the pending file gets pacnew/reboot lines.
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Daniele Fucini
2026-11-07 10:41:42 +01:00
parent 70889901ee
commit 2289362a01
3 changed files with 97 additions and 26 deletions
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@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ update-notify runs on a systemd user timer and checks:
- **Repo updates**, using `checkupdates` from pacman-contrib.
- **AUR updates** for packages in a local aurutils repository (`aur repo -u`).
- **Custom kernel rebuilds**: when a stock kernel (e.g. `linux-lts`) has a newer version than your custom build of it (e.g. `linux-lts-custom`).
- **Maintenance**: `.pacnew`/`.pacsave` files to merge (`pacdiff -o`), and a reboot after the running kernel was upgraded.
It sends one notification, and only when its content changes since the last one:
- Update counts are shown once the total number of updates reaches a threshold (default 30). Reminders for `git-monitor` and pending firmware updates (`fwupdmgr`) are added when those tools are installed.
- Kernel rebuild reminders are always shown, even below the threshold.
- Maintenance reminders are added to every notification. On their own, they notify only when something new appears (a new file to merge, a new kernel to reboot into), so a `.pacnew` you keep isn't repeated.
## Requirements
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ Settings are read from `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/update-notify/config` (default `~/.conf
- `THRESHOLD`: minimum number of updates before update counts are shown (default 30).
- `AUR_REPO`: name of the local aurutils repository (default `aur-local`).
- `KERNELS`: maps each stock kernel package to its custom build (default: `linux`, `linux-lts` and `linux-zen` to `<name>-custom`). Kernels where either package isn't installed are skipped. Set `KERNELS=()` to disable the kernel check.
- `PACNEW_CHECK`: set to `0` to disable the `.pacnew`/`.pacsave` reminder (default `1`).
- `REBOOT_CHECK`: set to `0` to disable the reboot reminder (default `1`). A reboot is needed when the running kernel's `/usr/lib/modules/<version>/vmlinuz` is gone.
A commented sample config is installed with the package. To start from it:
@@ -100,9 +104,11 @@ threshold <THRESHOLD from the config, not the argument>
repo <pkg> <newver>
aur <pkg> <newver>
kernel <custom-pkg> <stock-ver>
pacnew <path>
reboot <running kernel version>
```
The file reflects the last timer or `update-notify.path` run. To keep a bar current in between, e.g. right after an upgrade, drop entries whose installed version (`pacman -Q`) is no longer older than `newver`, or, for `kernel` lines, whose custom build has caught up with `stock-ver` (ignoring `pkgrel`). This only reads local data, so it's cheap to run often.
The file reflects the last timer or `update-notify.path` run. To keep a bar current in between, e.g. right after an upgrade, drop entries whose installed version (`pacman -Q`) is no longer older than `newver`; for `kernel` lines, whose custom build has caught up with `stock-ver` (ignoring `pkgrel`); for `pacnew` lines, whose file is gone; for `reboot` lines, whose version is no longer `uname -r`. This only reads local data, so it's cheap to run often.
## License
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@@ -17,3 +17,9 @@
# [linux-lts]="linux-lts-custom"
# [linux-zen]="linux-zen-custom"
#)
# Remind about .pacnew/.pacsave files to merge with pacdiff (0 to disable).
#PACNEW_CHECK=1
# Remind to reboot after the running kernel was upgraded (0 to disable).
#REBOOT_CHECK=1
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@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ declare -A KERNELS=(
[linux-lts]="linux-lts-custom"
[linux-zen]="linux-zen-custom"
)
PACNEW_CHECK=1 # remind about .pacnew/.pacsave files (0 to disable)
REBOOT_CHECK=1 # remind to reboot after a kernel upgrade (0 to disable)
config_file="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/update-notify/config"
state_dir="${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}/update-notify"
@@ -42,27 +44,6 @@ export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="${DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS:-unix:path=/run/user
# Helpers
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Send a notification only if its body changed since last time for this key.
notify_once() {
local key=$1 title=$2 body=$3
local file="$state_dir/$key"
if [[ -f $file && $(<"$file") == "$body" ]]; then
return 0
fi
if (( quiet )); then
# Track changes to a shown notification, so the timer doesn't re-notify them;
# leave a new one for the timer to show
[[ -f $file ]] && printf '%s' "$body" > "$file"
return 0
fi
notify-send "$title" "$body" && printf '%s' "$body" > "$file"
}
# Forget a key so the next occurrence notifies again.
clear_state() {
rm -f "$state_dir/$1"
}
# If $1 has a pending update, print its new version and return 0.
# checkupdates lines look like: "pkgname oldver -> newver"
pending_version() {
@@ -142,6 +123,26 @@ for stock_pkg in "${!KERNELS[@]}"; do
fi
done
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Maintenance: config files to merge, reboot after a kernel upgrade.
# maint_items are tracked in the state and the pending file, maint_lines are shown.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
maint_items=()
maint_lines=()
if [[ $PACNEW_CHECK != 0 ]]; then
mapfile -t pacnew_files < <(pacdiff -o 2>/dev/null)
if (( ${#pacnew_files[@]} )); then
maint_items+=("${pacnew_files[@]/#/pacnew }")
maint_lines+=("Config files to merge with pacdiff: ${#pacnew_files[@]}")
fi
fi
running_kernel=$(uname -r)
# vmlinuz belongs to the kernel package, while DKMS files can keep the folder around
if [[ $REBOOT_CHECK != 0 && ! -e /usr/lib/modules/$running_kernel/vmlinuz ]]; then
maint_items+=("reboot $running_kernel")
maint_lines+=("Reboot to load the new kernel (running $running_kernel)")
fi
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Pending list for status bars, one "<source> <pkg> <newver>" per line
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -158,6 +159,9 @@ done
for item in "${kernel_pending[@]}"; do
printf 'kernel %s\n' "$item"
done
for item in "${maint_items[@]}"; do
printf '%s\n' "$item"
done
} > "$state_dir/pending.tmp" && mv "$state_dir/pending.tmp" "$state_dir/pending" # readers never see a partial file
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -197,11 +201,66 @@ if (( over_threshold )); then
fi
fi
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Notify when the update part changed since the last notification (maintenance
# lines included), or for maintenance alone when it has items not shown before
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
main_file="$state_dir/updates"
main_body=""
main_changed=0
if (( ${#parts[@]} )); then
printf -v main_body '%s\n' "${parts[@]}"
main_body=${main_body%$'\n'}
[[ -f $main_file && $(<"$main_file") == "$main_body" ]] || main_changed=1
else
rm -f "$main_file" # so the next occurrence notifies again
fi
maint_file="$state_dir/maintenance"
declare -A maint_seen=()
if [[ -f $maint_file ]]; then
while IFS= read -r item; do
maint_seen["$item"]=1
done < "$maint_file"
fi
maint_new=0
maint_kept=() # current items already shown
for item in "${maint_items[@]}"; do
if [[ -n ${maint_seen["$item"]:-} ]]; then
maint_kept+=("$item")
else
maint_new=1
fi
done
lines=()
if (( main_changed )); then
lines=("${parts[@]}" "${maint_lines[@]}")
title="Updates available"
(( over_threshold )) || title="Kernel update available"
printf -v body '%s\n' "${parts[@]}"
notify_once "updates" "$title" "${body%$'\n'}"
else
clear_state "updates"
elif (( maint_new )); then
lines=("${maint_lines[@]}")
title="System maintenance"
fi
shown=0
if (( ${#lines[@]} )); then
printf -v body '%s\n' "${lines[@]}"
if (( quiet )); then
# Track changes to a shown notification, so the timer doesn't re-notify them;
# leave a new one for the timer to show
(( main_changed )) && [[ -f $main_file ]] && printf '%s' "$main_body" > "$main_file"
elif notify-send "$title" "${body%$'\n'}"; then
shown=1
[[ -n $main_body ]] && printf '%s' "$main_body" > "$main_file"
fi
fi
# Remember the maintenance items shown: drop resolved ones, keep new ones for the next notification
maint_save=("${maint_kept[@]}")
(( shown )) && maint_save=("${maint_items[@]}")
if (( ${#maint_save[@]} )); then
printf '%s\n' "${maint_save[@]}" > "$maint_file"
else
rm -f "$maint_file"
fi