Clickable/configurable Update of Arch Linux - runs in terminal when clicked on launcher and keeps terminal open when update is complete for viewing output with the option to continue working in bash.
This simplistic package is meant to be used as a way to launch, with a mouse-click, a system-wide update of Arch Linux in a terminal-window that pops up.
To use it as intended, after installation, you should add it to a launcher. For example, in Xfce, you could
- right-click on a panel and choose 'Panel -> Add New Items'
- click 'Launcher', then 'Add'
- click 'Close'
- right-click the question-mark now showing on the panel, and choose 'Properties'
- click '+'
- type 'update' into the search box
- choose 'Clickable Update (clup)'
- click 'Close'
Now, instead of a question mark, you will see an icon for updating system packages. When clicked, it will open the terminal, ask for your sudo password, and update the system using 'sudo pacman -Syu' unless configured to use a different command. If there are any pacnew files, it will prompt for what to do with them using 'pacdiff' unless configured to use a different command (see Managing .pacnew files).
The systemwide configuration file is in the usual place: /etc/clup.conf and is self-explanatory.