autoupd

A simple, zero-config tool to automatically update your system packages.

autoupd is a "set it and forget it" utility for keeping your system up-to-date. It automatically detects your system's package manager, performs an update, and sets up a systemd timer to run daily for rolling-release distros or weekly for others.

Features

• Automatic Package Manager Detection: autoupd automatically detects the package manager on your system, supporting a wide range of managers.
• Automated Updates: It sets up a systemd timer to run updates daily on rolling-release distributions and weekly on others.
• Status Dashboard: A simple and intuitive dashboard to view the status of your updates.
• Force Updates: Manually trigger an update at any time.
• Desktop Notifications: Get notified about the status of your updates.
• Logging: All update operations are logged to /var/log/autoupd.

How It Works

1. Detects Package Manager: Automatically identifies the package manager on your system (e.g., apt, pacman, dnf).
2. Updates Packages: Runs the appropriate command to update all system packages.
3. Automates with Systemd: On the first run, it installs and enables a systemd timer to automate future updates.
   • Rolling-Release: Runs daily.
   • Other Systems: Runs weekly.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Go (for building from source)
• git

Build from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/2SSK/autoupd.git

# Navigate to the project directory
cd autoupd

# Build the binary
go build .

# Move the binary to your PATH
sudo cp autoupd /usr/local/bin/

# Run autoupd for the first time to set up automation
sudo autoupd

Uninstallation

To remove autoupd and its related files from your system:

# Stop and disable the systemd timer
sudo systemctl stop autoupd.timer
sudo systemctl disable autoupd.timer

# Remove the systemd files
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/autoupd.service
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/autoupd.timer

# Remove the binary
sudo rm /usr/local/bin/autoupd

# Remove the log directory
sudo rm -rf /var/log/autoupd

Usage

After installation, autoupd will run automatically. You can also run it manually.

First Run

To perform the initial update and activate the systemd timer, run:

sudo autoupd

This command will:

1. Ask for your password to gain sudo privileges.
2. Update all system packages.
3. Install and enable a systemd timer for automatic updates.

Manual Updates

To force an update at any time, use the --force or -f flag:

sudo autoupd --force

View Status

To view the status of autoupd without performing an update, use the --status or -s flag:

autoupd --status

This will display a dashboard with information about the last and next update times.

Automatic Updates

autoupd uses a systemd timer to run automatically.

• Service: /etc/systemd/system/autoupd.service
• Timer: /etc/systemd/system/autoupd.timer

You can check the status of the timer with:

systemctl status autoupd.timer

Supported Package Managers

• apt
• apk
• brew
• dnf
• flatpak
• nix
• pacman
• snap
• yay
• yum
• zypper

Logs

Logs are stored in /var/log/autoupd. You can view the latest log with:

cat /var/log/autoupd/<today's-date>.log

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.