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Daniele Fucini 5a4baddcdb Remind to run trustsight before building AUR updates 2026-10-17 10:56:57 +02:00
Daniele Fucini ebc19057ea Update PKGBUILD 2026-10-16 09:35:09 +02:00
Daniele Fucini 7b30b24715 Refresh after pacman transactions and local repo builds
Add a pacman hook that runs update-notify for each logged-in user with the timer active, and a path unit that users can point at their local repo databases to refresh after aur build.
2026-10-16 09:34:19 +02:00
Daniele Fucini e0059e490c Update PKGBUILD
Bump to 3.6.
2026-10-14 23:12:35 +02:00
Daniele Fucini 4dc9a268a6 Write the pending updates to a file for status bars
Each run saves the pending repo, AUR and kernel updates to
$XDG_STATE_HOME/update-notify/pending, independent of the threshold,
so a status bar can show them and drop the ones installed since.
2026-10-14 23:05:25 +02:00
Daniele Fucini 954c5d5264 Update PKGBUILD
Bump to 3.5, install the sample config, and quote variables
separately from literal path parts.
2026-10-14 19:08:33 +02:00
Daniele Fucini 8c94be5a08 Read settings from a config file
Source ~/.config/update-notify/config to override THRESHOLD, AUR_REPO
and KERNELS, so settings survive package upgrades. The threshold
argument still takes precedence, so drop it from the service. Add a
commented sample config.
2026-10-14 18:56:17 +02:00
Daniele Fucini aca5a0213e Add .gitignore 2026-10-14 13:13:41 +02:00
Daniele Fucini 3ebded0476 Update PKGBUILD
Bump to 3.4, install the README, and quote the source entry.
2026-10-14 13:09:05 +02:00
Daniele Fucini 6b26b358d7 Mention aur build in README 2026-10-14 13:06:48 +02:00
Daniele Fucini 4a9eebcad2 Warn when aur repo -u fails
Print a warning instead of silently counting 0 AUR updates, and stop
discarding aur's stderr so the cause shows up in the journal.
2026-10-14 13:06:40 +02:00
Daniele Fucini f32d2a0c87 Add README 2026-10-13 21:18:08 +02:00
Daniele Fucini 255cb6350f Update PKGBUILD 2026-10-07 19:48:31 +02:00
9 changed files with 220 additions and 17 deletions
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CLAUDE.md
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# Maintainer: Daniele Fucini <dfucini [at] gmail [dot] com>
pkgname=update-notify
pkgver=3.2
pkgver=3.7
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc='Notify when updates are available'
arch=('any')
url="https://git.shouldnt.work/fuxino/${pkgname}"
url="https://git.shouldnt.work/fuxino/$pkgname"
license=('GPL-3.0-or-later')
depends=('pacman-contrib'
'libnotify')
@@ -15,14 +15,19 @@ makedepends=('git')
optdepends=('aurutils: to check AUR packages in the local repo for updates'
'fwupd: to check for firmware updates'
'git-monitor: to check git repos for updates')
source=(git+${url}?signed#tag=${pkgver})
source=("git+$url?signed#tag=$pkgver")
validpgpkeys=('7E12BC1FF3B6EDB2CD8053EB981A2B2A3BBF5514')
sha256sums=('a81613c3098c9af6dabe1da67f26efeee4d0753352e38ba4c0ee1d7e86f7d2d7')
sha256sums=('89ffddcb3fc0b82fdaec61defb374127d720655c35f2157cfe0d543360df22ab')
package()
{
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}"
install -Dm755 "${pkgname}" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname}"
install -Dm644 "${pkgname}.service" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/user/${pkgname}.service"
install -Dm644 "${pkgname}.timer" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/user/${pkgname}.timer"
cd "$srcdir"/"$pkgname"
install -Dm755 "$pkgname" "$pkgdir"/usr/bin/"$pkgname"
install -Dm644 "$pkgname".service "$pkgdir"/usr/lib/systemd/user/"$pkgname".service
install -Dm644 "$pkgname".timer "$pkgdir"/usr/lib/systemd/user/"$pkgname".timer
install -Dm644 "$pkgname".path "$pkgdir"/usr/lib/systemd/user/"$pkgname".path
install -Dm755 "$pkgname"-refresh "$pkgdir"/usr/lib/"$pkgname"/refresh
install -Dm644 "$pkgname".hook "$pkgdir"/usr/share/libalpm/hooks/"$pkgname".hook
install -Dm644 README.md "$pkgdir"/usr/share/doc/"$pkgname"/README.md
install -Dm644 config.example "$pkgdir"/usr/share/doc/"$pkgname"/config.example
}
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# update-notify
Desktop notifications for pending updates on Arch Linux.
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`).
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, and one to run `trustsight` before building pending AUR updates.
- Kernel rebuild reminders are always shown, even below the threshold.
## Requirements
- `pacman-contrib`
- `libnotify` and a running notification daemon
Optional:
- `aurutils`: check AUR packages in the local repository
- `fwupd`: check for firmware updates
- `git-monitor`: remind to check git packages
- `trustsight`: remind to vet AUR updates before building them
## Installation
Build and install the package with the included PKGBUILD:
```
makepkg -si
```
Or, with aurutils, build it into your local repository with `aur build` and install it with pacman.
Then enable the timer:
```
systemctl --user enable --now update-notify.timer
```
The timer runs 5 minutes after boot, then every 6 hours.
A pacman hook also runs update-notify after every pacman transaction, for each logged-in user whose timer is active, so the notification and the status bar file are current right after an upgrade.
### Refresh after building packages
Building into a local repository (`aur build`, `aur sync`) doesn't run pacman, so the hook can't catch it. To run update-notify whenever a repository changes, add the repository files to watch to `update-notify.path`:
```
systemctl --user edit update-notify.path
```
```
[Path]
PathChanged=/home/aur-local/aur-local.db.tar.gz.sig
PathChanged=/home/custom-pkgs/custom-pkgs.db.tar.gz.sig
```
Watch the `.db.tar.gz.sig` file for signed repositories, or `.db.tar.gz` for unsigned ones (`.db` is a symlink). Then enable it:
```
systemctl --user enable --now update-notify.path
```
## Usage
```
update-notify [threshold]
```
`threshold` is the minimum number of updates (repo + AUR) before update counts are shown. It overrides the `THRESHOLD` setting below.
## Configuration
Settings are read from `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/update-notify/config` (default `~/.config/update-notify/config`), a bash file that is sourced by the script. All settings are optional:
- `THRESHOLD`: minimum number of updates before update counts are shown (default 30).
- `AUR_REPO`: name of the local aurutils repository (default `aur-local`).
- `KERNELS`: maps each stock kernel package to its custom build (default: `linux`, `linux-lts` and `linux-zen` to `<name>-custom`). Kernels where either package isn't installed are skipped. Set `KERNELS=()` to disable the kernel check.
A commented sample config is installed with the package. To start from it:
```
mkdir -p ~/.config/update-notify
cp /usr/share/doc/update-notify/config.example ~/.config/update-notify/config
```
Kernel versions are compared without `pkgrel`, so a stock packaging-only update doesn't trigger a rebuild reminder. A custom build already in the local repository but not installed yet counts as up to date.
The content of the last notification is stored in `$XDG_STATE_HOME/update-notify` (default `~/.local/state/update-notify`). Delete it to get the current notification again.
## Status bars
Each run also writes the pending updates to `$XDG_STATE_HOME/update-notify/pending`, whether or not the threshold is reached, for status bars such as xmobar to read:
```
threshold 30
repo <pkg> <newver>
aur <pkg> <newver>
kernel <custom-pkg> <stock-ver>
```
The file reflects the last run, which the pacman hook and `update-notify.path` keep close to current. To keep a bar current in between, drop entries whose installed version (`pacman -Q`) is no longer older than `newver`, or, for `kernel` lines, whose custom build has caught up with `stock-ver` (ignoring `pkgrel`). This only reads local data, so it's cheap to run often.
## License
GPL-3.0-or-later. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
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# update-notify configuration, sourced as bash.
# Copy to ~/.config/update-notify/config and uncomment what you want to change.
# The values shown are the defaults.
# Minimum number of updates (repo + AUR) before update counts are shown.
# The command-line argument takes precedence.
#THRESHOLD=30
# Name of the local aurutils repository.
#AUR_REPO="aur-local"
# Stock kernel package -> your custom build of it. Replaces the whole list;
# kernels where either package isn't installed are skipped.
# Set KERNELS=() to disable the kernel check.
#KERNELS=(
# [linux]="linux-custom"
# [linux-lts]="linux-lts-custom"
# [linux-zen]="linux-zen-custom"
#)
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set -u
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Config
# Config: defaults, overridden by the config file, then by the argument
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
threshold=${1:-30}
THRESHOLD=30
AUR_REPO="aur-local"
# stock kernel package -> your custom build of it. Add or remove entries freely.
# stock kernel package -> your custom build of it
declare -A KERNELS=(
[linux]="linux-custom"
[linux-lts]="linux-lts-custom"
[linux-zen]="linux-zen-custom"
)
config_file="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/update-notify/config"
state_dir="${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}/update-notify"
[[ $threshold =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || { echo "Threshold must be a number" >&2; exit 1; }
threshold=$((10#$threshold)) # force base 10, so e.g. "08" isn't read as octal
if [[ -r $config_file ]]; then
# shellcheck source=/dev/null
source "$config_file"
fi
THRESHOLD=${1:-$THRESHOLD}
[[ $THRESHOLD =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || { echo "Threshold must be a number" >&2; exit 1; }
THRESHOLD=$((10#$THRESHOLD)) # force base 10, so e.g. "08" isn't read as octal
mkdir -p "$state_dir"
# notify-send from cron/systemd needs the session bus address
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fi
arch_updates=${#arch_list[@]}
aur_updates=0
aur_list=()
if command -v aur >/dev/null 2>&1; then
aur_updates=$(aur repo -u -d "$AUR_REPO" 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
if aur_out=$(aur repo -u -d "$AUR_REPO"); then
[[ -n $aur_out ]] && mapfile -t aur_list <<< "$aur_out"
else
echo "aur repo -u failed, AUR updates not counted" >&2
fi
fi
aur_updates=${#aur_list[@]}
updates=$((arch_updates + aur_updates))
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Kernel check: the stock kernel updated, but your custom build didn't
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
kernel_lines=()
kernel_pending=()
for stock_pkg in "${!KERNELS[@]}"; do
custom_pkg=${KERNELS[$stock_pkg]}
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# pkgrel is ignored: a stock packaging-only bump doesn't need a rebuild.
if (( $(vercmp "${stock_ver%-*}" "${custom_ver%-*}") > 0 )); then
kernel_lines+=("Rebuild $custom_pkg ($stock_pkg $stock_ver)")
kernel_pending+=("$custom_pkg $stock_ver")
fi
done
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Pending list for status bars, one "<source> <pkg> <newver>" per line
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
{
printf 'threshold %s\n' "$THRESHOLD"
for item in "${arch_list[@]}"; do
read -r pkg _ _ new <<< "$item"
printf 'repo %s %s\n' "$pkg" "$new"
done
for item in "${aur_list[@]}"; do
read -r pkg _ _ new <<< "$item"
printf 'aur %s %s\n' "$pkg" "$new"
done
for item in "${kernel_pending[@]}"; do
printf 'kernel %s\n' "$item"
done
} > "$state_dir/pending.tmp" && mv "$state_dir/pending.tmp" "$state_dir/pending" # readers never see a partial file
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Build a single notification
# - kernel rebuild lines are always included
# - update counts and reminders only when the threshold is reached
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
over_threshold=0
(( updates >= threshold )) && over_threshold=1
(( updates >= THRESHOLD )) && over_threshold=1
parts=()
if (( over_threshold )); then
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fi
fi
# Vet AUR changes before building them
if (( aur_updates )) && command -v trustsight >/dev/null 2>&1; then
parts+=("Before aur sync: trustsight review --repo $AUR_REPO")
fi
if (( ${#reminders[@]} )); then
printf -v list '%s, ' "${reminders[@]}"
parts+=("Also check: ${list%, }")
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#!/bin/bash
# Run update-notify for every logged-in user whose timer is active (called by the pacman hook as root)
systemctl list-units --plain --no-legend --state=running 'user@*.service' |
while read -r unit _; do
uid=${unit#user@}
uid=${uid%.service}
user=$(id -nu "$uid") || continue
systemctl --user -M "$user@" is-active --quiet update-notify.timer || continue
systemctl --user -M "$user@" start --no-block update-notify.service
done
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[Trigger]
Operation = Install
Operation = Upgrade
Operation = Remove
Type = Package
Target = *
[Action]
Description = Refreshing update-notify...
When = PostTransaction
Exec = /usr/lib/update-notify/refresh
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[Unit]
Description=Run update-notify when a local repository changes
# Add the repository files to watch with: systemctl --user edit update-notify.path
# e.g. PathChanged=/home/aur-local/aur-local.db.tar.gz.sig
[Path]
Unit=update-notify.service
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
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Description=Notify if updates are available
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/update-notify 30
ExecStart=/usr/bin/update-notify
Type=oneshot