Question

[yuriw]

First of all - great extension !

Question 1 - I see Residual Config Files. How can then be cleaned?

Question 2 I usually use sudo apt-get -y update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade && sudo apt-get autoclean && sudo apt-get -y autoremove Can this extension be set up to do this ?

Thx

[franglais125]

Question 1 - I see Residual Config Files. How can then be cleaned?

You will have to apt purge pkgname each one of them, even if they are uninstalled. apt will then delete residuals. You can do it like this:

dpkg -l | grep '^rc'| awk '{print $2}' | xargs sudo apt purge

Myself, I usually simply purge packages, I don't remove them.

Question 2 I usually use sudo apt-get -y update && sudo apt-get -y upgrade && sudo apt-get autoclean && sudo apt-get -y autoremove Can this extension be set up to do this ?

Sure thing. Perhaps what I can recommend is that you save this as a script somewhere, and then you simply point the extension to the script. That's what I used to do.

(I am not on Gnome 3.36, I need to port the extension, and I've been short in time.)

[yuriw]

@franglais125

clear on #1 thx! ( although it'd be nice to have a way to do it via the app )

on #2 - How do I "point the extension to the script" ? Example would be useful.

[franglais125]

1. Agreed, it would be nice. Perhaps some time in the future I can work on a "Clean packages" button.

2. Script, as you proposed

   • Put your script in, say my_apt_script.sh:

     #!/bin/bash
     pkexec apt-get -y update && pkexec apt-get -y upgrade && pkexec apt-get autoclean && pkexec apt-get -y autoremove

• Put it in /usr/bin, make sure you have the proper permissions set up.

sudo cp my_apt_script.sh /usr/bin/
sudo chmod 755 /usr/bin/my_apt_script.sh

• In the settings, "Custom command to check for updates", now put "my_apt_script.sh".

• Now, I've used pkexec in the script above, as you won't be able to use sudo (no where to put your password). pkexec will ask for your password for every sub-command, which is annoying.

• Warning: the script will run the script as given, but you won't see the output, which can be dangerous.

  3. Script, safer suggestion

• Decouple your update and upgrade process.

• In "Custom command to check for updates", put: pkexec apt-get -y update

• If there are updates, the extension will let you know, and you can then click on "Apply updates".

• This will now call a custom script, which can be seen on a terminal to make sure your system won't break. (And you can use sudo).

• In the "Update method" setting, choose "Custom", and then click on the button next to it.

• In the "Command to update packages", now use my_apt_script.sh

• Use the "Show output on terminal" option

[yuriw]

@franglais125 thx for details, I wanted to improve my packages' knowledge, and this is the step to the right direction :) (will try and it will keep me busy)

Nore: I see dangerous note and hmm...

On pkexec I never used it. Bu I have sudo enabled not to ask for password, will it work ?

[PHLAK]

I'd recommend using /usr/local/bin for non-system binaries.

See: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/8658 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard

[franglais125]

I'd recommend using /usr/local/bin for non-system binaries.

Good point!

[yuriw]

@franglais125 @PHLAK cool thx ! I got all setup, so itching to see new updates available to test :)

[yuriw]

@franglais125 Worked great ! Thx

My task bar icon become red now, is it expected?

[franglais125]

Can you send me a screenshot of that?

[yuriw]

@franglais125

It was not like that before

[franglais125]

It looks to me like a broken icon...

[yuriw]

@franglais125 and the icon is back to normal today ! FYI