UpYaY v1.0

System updating for EndeavourOS (Arch-based) systems using Yay.

Features

• On-demand updates & Mirror's list refreshing
• Visual Notifications
• Configurable: Easy to configure through a config file
• Cache Cleaning: Automatically cleans pacman and yay cache

Requirements

The following packages are required:

• yay : AUR package management
• dunst : Desktop notifications

The installation script will check for these dependencies and offer to install missing packages.

Installation / Uninstallation

./install.sh

The installer provides options to install or uninstall.

Configuration

A configuration file is created at ~/.config/upyay/config where you can customize:

• Notification settings
• Icons
• Update behavior
• Display settings
• Localization for your language
• Additionnal function if you're running EndeavourOS

Language Configuration

Important: If yay's output is not in English, you need to change the NOTHING_TO_DO_STRING in the configuration file to match your language's equivalent for "there is nothing to do".

Logs

Detailed information about updates is stored in /tmp/upyay.log

Security Considerations

• This script runs with sudo privileges to perform system updates
• Consider the security implications of automatic updates and passwordless sudo
• This is primarily designed for personal desktop systems with a single user

Upcoming

A new version will be prepared soon with a new feature :

• An argument option to use UpYaY with -<short-option> & --<long-option> feature
• Any suggestion brought by you.
• Detailed summary of all updated packages
• Performs log rotation on pacman logs

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2025 by Julien Roussel