Version general-Update-Notifier for all apt package-managements
…. Make a /opt/UPDATE folder
sudo mkdir -p /opt/UPDATE
….. Copy files b.txt PHASE2 update-check to /opt/UPDATE
sudo cp b.txt PHASE2 UPDATE update-check /opt/UPDATE
….. Add update check to root crontab like
sudo crontab -e
… add a line
@reboot cd /opt/UPDATE && sleep 60 && ./update-check
…. for User crontab
crontab -e
… add a line
@reboot cd /opt/UPDATE && sleep 180 && ./PHASE2
….. If there has no updates, nothing appears, but if there has updates PHASE2 launches update process.
…. for permissions
sudo chown $USER:root /opt/UPDATE/UPDATE
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Files:
b.txt
apt list
PHASE2
#!/bin/bash
# RJP 16.6.2023
A=$(grep -o 'apt list' /tmp/a.txt)
B=$(grep -o 'apt list' /tmp/b.txt)
if [ "$A" = "$B" ]
then
cd /opt/UPDATE && ./UPDATE
else
sleep 5
fi
UPDATE
#!/bin/bash
#
# RJP 16.6.2023
#
#!/bin/bash
LIST=$(apt-get --simulate upgrade)
#
export DISPLAY=:0.0
echo "$LIST" | yad --list --title "Search Results" --width=1000 --height=500 --text "INFORMATION" --column "AVAILABLE UPDATES" --button=gtk-ok:1
yad --text="Would you like to install updates?" --title="UPDATER"
if [ $? = 0 ];
then
x-terminal-emulator -e /bin/bash -c "sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade && yad --center --borders=5 --width=400 --text-align=center --button=gtk-ok:1 --title='Update Complete' --buttons-layout=center"
else exit 0
fi
update-check
#!/bin/bash
## RJP 16.6.2023
## check updates every 600 minutes
for (( ; ; ))
do
cp /opt/UPDATE/b.txt /tmp
chmod 644 /tmp/b.txt
apt update > /tmp/a.txt
chmod 644 /tmp/a.txt
sleep 36000
done