Arch Updates - COSMIC Applet

COSMIC Applet to display Arch Linux package status. Inspired by https://github.com/savely-krasovsky/waybar-updates and https://github.com/RaphaelRochet/arch-update.

arch_updates_rs - Arch updates API

Please refer to arch-updates-rs/README.md for more information.

How to use

• The package is in the AUR under cosmic-applet-arch. You can install it via your favourite AUR helper, e.g paru -Syu cosmic-applet-arch.
• Once installed, the app can be added via the COSMIC Settings app -> Desktop -> Panel/Dock -> Configure panel/dock applets -> Add applet.

Features

• Native COSMIC look and feel, supporting both light and dark mode.
• pacman, AUR, and devel package upgrades shown.
• Latest news from Arch news feed shown (all news after last full system upgrade).
• Package upgrades and news feed are clickable taking you to associated web page.
• Set up to support localisation - to support your language please submit your .ftl translations to the ./cosmic-applet-arch/i18n/ directory.
• Modular API arch-updates-rs - able to be used in other similar projects.

Configuration

• Some basic configuration options can be provided by creating the file ~/.config/cosmic-applet-arch/config.toml.
• An example configuration file with the default values is provided in the repo.
• If an incorrect configuration file has been supplied the applet will crash. To view a descriptive error, run the applet in your terminal.

Development setup

Development dependencies are listed on the PKGBUILD in the AUR You can run the following commands to build and install:

just build-release
sudo just install