apt-update-indicator

Update indicator for apt-based distributions.

Features

• Uses "apt update" by default
• Uses "apt upgrade -y" by default to upgrade
• Optional update count display on panel
• Optional notification on new updates (defaults to off)
• Available in English, French and Spanish so far

One-click install

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1139/apt-update-indicator/

Manual install

To install, simply download and execute "make install"

Changes

v11

• Add support for Gnome-Shell 3.24
• Don't assume the use of sudo for the custom command

v10

• Interval: choose hours/days/weeks
• Improve show-on-terminal section
• Added get-updates.sh script, to prevent gchar overflow
• Improved notifications

v9

• Fix typo in Settings
• Fix automatic updates using minutes instead of hours
• Improve readability of notification and indicator

v8

• Use gnome-software or update-manager to apply updates

v7

• Change the default terminal to xterm
• Use pkcon refresh as the default command to check for updates

v6

• Use standard date formatting tools
• Automatic checks are now compatible across sessions
• Use hours instead of minutes in settings
• Make use of symbolic icons to follow GNOME HIG.

v5

• Use policykit instead of sudo for password-less checks
• Add option to show update process on a terminal
• Small fixes for scripts
• Update Spanish and French translations

v4

• Complete redesign of the Settings UI
• Check for internet connection before looking for new updates
• Remove the cancel button: process runs as root
• Improve date display
• Add a system for proper handling of global signals

v3

• Add date and time of the last update to the menu
• Bug fixes
• Synaptic-like features: check for new packages in repository, local or obsolete packages, residual config files and autoremovable packages

v2

• Add option to check for updates without password

v1

• First version

Credits

Forked from https://github.com/RaphaelRochet/arch-update ! Thanks @lucatrv for all your input!