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-`yay` is used by default for the update and the AUR count. If you want to use another AUR helper you just have to edit the command via the setting window.
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#### Dependencies and AUR helper
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`kdialog` is used too, but it's not mandatory because it's used just for alerting if `konsole` or `pacman-contrib` is not installed.
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You need to have the following packages installed on your system **OR** to edit the settings with your prefered one:
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-[`pacman-contrib`](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/pacman-contrib/) is used for the list and count of the main repository.
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-[`yay`](https://github.com/Jguer/yay) is used for the list and count of the AUR repository.
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-[`konsole`](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/konsole/) is used to launch the cmd for the upgrade.
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-[`kdialog`](https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/kdialog/) is used too, but it's not mandatory because it's used just for alerting if a cmd throw an error.
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## How to have this in my system tray?
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Go to the 'System Tray Settings' menu and activate it :)
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*in some case you may need to log out / log in to see it in the list*
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## Configuration
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| Command & Debug |||
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| Interval configuration | set the interval between each execution of the update check function | the `updater` is launch each X minutes |
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| Debug | Enable the debug mode if set to true | Show each command launch by the plasmoid with `ARCHUPDATE` at the beggining (for regex search) |
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| Retry | Enable the retry mode if set to true | Retry the Count or the List cmd if `stderr` is not empty |
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| Do not close the terminal at the end | if true add the `--noclose` flag into the `konsole` command | Prevent the console to close at the end of the update command |
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| Count ARCH command | The command you want to execute for counting the packages for CORE and EXTRA (default: `checkupdates [pipe] wc -l`) | The `updater` exec this command |
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| Count AUR command | The command you want to execute for counting the packages for the other db (default: `yay -Qua [pipe] wc -l`) | The `updater` exec this command |
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| Update all command | The command for updating all the package at once | Pass the command to `konsole -e`|
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| Update one command | The command for updating one package via the popup | Pass the command to `konsole -e` and add the package name at the end |
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| Update all command | The command for updating all the package at once | Pass the command to the Terminal cmd (or the cmd with no close) |
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| Update one command | The command for updating one package via the popup | Pass the command to the Terminal cmd (or the cmd with no close) and add the package name at the end |
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| Terminal cmd | The command for launching the update all or one cmd | Launch the update cmd and automatically close at the end of it |
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| Terminal cmd & no close | The command for launching the update all or one cmd, executed only when "Do not close at the end" is checked | Launch the update cmd and rest open at the end of it |
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| Display |||
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| Show a dot in place of the label | Replace the label with a colored dot | If the total count is > than 0 the dot is visible, otherwise nothing is shown (no label, no dot) |
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| Custom dot color | If you want to customize the color of the dot | If not checked the dot get the color from your theme via `PlasmaCore.Theme.textColor`|
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### Regarding the customization of the commands
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Is up to you to double check the command you want to exec.
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If you have any problems after modifying the default settings (especially the cmds):
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*quoting the ThinkFan repo here*
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In no case I'm responsible of anything if your system break due to your command.
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> If this program steals your car, kills your horse, smokes your dope or pees on your carpet... too bad, you're on your own.
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The program launch the update command with `konsole -e`. So you can test your command or script with `konsole -e "my_command"`.
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Is up to you to double check the command you want to exec. In no case I'm responsible of anything if your system break due to your command.
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The program launch the update command with `konsole -e` or the cmd that you put in the setting. So you can test your command or script with `konsole -e "my_command"` or the cmd that you put in the settings `mycmd "my_command"`.
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For the update command you have a demo of each cmd just between the title of the section and the setting input.
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When you update all the packages the default command is: `konsole -e (--noclose) 'yay'` where `noclose` is optional.
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For that we need to do something like the `-S` flag before and I prefer to use `checkupdates` for that (it's made for it so...).
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### Why the `Do not close at the end` option when you can just update the terminal cmd
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Because it's easier for people who don't want to update the default option to switch between not closing and closing the terminal at the end of the update.
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### Why the update is made with yay and not pacman
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Because `yay` cover all the db (core, extra, aur, ...) and `pacman` handle only core and extra.
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