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System Updates

by Dizziee

Arch, AUR, Flatpak, and Omarchy update indicator with per-repo update buttons.

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  • medium external_hosts Panel.qml:246

    Downloads or connects to an external HTTP(S) host.

    curl", "-sI", "--connect-timeout", "6", "--max-time", "9", "https://archlinux.org/packages/"]
  • medium external_hosts Panel.qml:257

    Downloads or connects to an external HTTP(S) host.

    curl", "-sI", "--connect-timeout", "6", "--max-time", "9", "https://aur.archlinux.org/"]
  • medium external_hosts Panel.qml:268

    Downloads or connects to an external HTTP(S) host.

    curl", "-sI", "--connect-timeout", "6", "--max-time", "9", "https://flathub.org/"]
  • medium external_hosts Panel.qml:279

    Downloads or connects to an external HTTP(S) host.

    curl", "-sI", "--connect-timeout", "6", "--max-time", "9", "https://omarchy.org/"]
  • medium sudo scripts/check_updates.py:128

    Command runs with sudo, elevating the process beyond the plugin environment.

    sudo env OMARCHY_ALLOW_DIRECT_PACMAN=1 pacman -Syu; echo; read -n 1 -s -r -p 'Done. Press any key to close'",
  • Docs sudo README.md:44

    Command runs with sudo, elevating the process beyond the plugin environment.

    sudo env OMARCHY_ALLOW_DIRECT_PACMAN=1 pacman -Syu
  • Docs sudo README.md:47

    Command runs with sudo, elevating the process beyond the plugin environment.

    sudo pacman -Syu` to route updates through `omarchy update` — which handles the transcript, snapshot, keyrings, migrations, and post-update hooks. The `OMARCHY_ALLOW_DIRECT_PACMAN=1` env var opts this

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Install
$ omarchy plugin add https://github.com/JJDizz1L/dizziee.system-updates --enable
System #bar #quickshell #system

dizziee.system-updates

System update indicator for the Omarchy bar. Shows available updates from pacman, AUR, Flatpak, and Omarchy, with per-repo update buttons.

Requirements

  • checkupdates (from pacman-contrib)
  • AUR helper (yay, paru, etc.) — optional, AUR detection is automatic
  • flatpak — optional

Installation

omarchy plugin add https://github.com/JJDizz1L/dizziee.system-updates.git --enable

Then place it in your bar layout with

omarchy bar plugin add dizziee.system-updates [--section <left|center|right>]</br>

Suggested placement:

omarchy bar plugin add dizziee.system-updates --section center

You can validate the plugin at any time with:

omarchy plugin validate ~/.config/omarchy/plugins/dizziee.system-updates

Configuration

Configuration lives in ~/.config/omarchy/shell.json.

Key Type Default Description
refreshIntervalSec integer (300–7200) 1800 How often to check for updates (seconds)
alwaysShow boolean true Keep icon visible even when no updates are available

How updates work

The Arch update button runs a direct pacman system upgrade:

sudo env OMARCHY_ALLOW_DIRECT_PACMAN=1 pacman -Syu

Omarchy installs a pacman hook (omarchy-update-pacman-guard) that aborts a bare sudo pacman -Syu to route updates through omarchy update — which handles the transcript, snapshot, keyrings, migrations, and post-update hooks. The OMARCHY_ALLOW_DIRECT_PACMAN=1 env var opts this one transaction past that guard: it upgrades packages directly and skips Omarchy's update pipeline. For the full managed flow, run omarchy update instead.

AUR updates run through your helper (yay -Sua / paru -Sua) and Flatpak through flatpak update.

The Omarchy update button opens your terminal and runs omarchy update — the full managed Omarchy update pipeline (transcript, snapshot, keyrings, migrations, and post-update hooks).

Preview

preview

Uninstall

omarchy plugin remove dizziee.system-updates

License

MIT