apt module for polybar

[cds60601]

Wondering is anyone has something that will show me how many packages need to be updated that will show in polybar (i3)
Something like pamac-tray in Arch


Cheers
C

[Head_on_a_Stick]

Hi Chris

Can't you just adapt the ArchLabs version?

Polybar isn't available in Debian anyway, although I think stevepusser has a version in his OBS repository.

[cds60601]

I'll have a look at that, HoaS. Yeah - I ended up pulling from git and compiled it. It's not as tough as I originally thought it might be.
I do have a little script running that I found on reddit - works Ok and does not update, just lets me know that there are "x" packages to be updated.

Kinda fun dabbling back to my original OS - surprisingly, didn't forget nearly as much as I thought I would have

[Head_on_a_Stick]

I do have a little script running that I found on reddit - works Ok and does not update, just lets me know that there are "x" packages to be updated.

It is actually "safe" to update the package database but not upgrade the packages in Debian stable, unlike in Arch.

So:

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# apt update

Then:

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apt list --upgradable

Or:

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aptitude search ?upgradable

[cds60601]

Outstanding - thanks for the additional info - off topic and I figure you might know of something - for S&G, I installed Cinnamon and of course, it uses lightdm.
Curious thing about that - I end up with a blinking cursor in the upper left hand corner after boot. Of course, If I opt for GDM as a login mgr, it works perfectly.
Seems odd and seems like most threads I read up on reflected back to a few years ago. Now I don't know for certain if that works the same way with Stable, with Testing - this is what I encounter. So on an install I have, I do run i3 but use GDM.

Its not something I will have sleepless nights over, just something I noticed.

C

[Head_on_a_Stick]

GDM is a much better choice than LightDM, the latter runs X as root and so is significantly less secure.

It should be possible to ditch the display manger entirely:

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# systemctl set-default multi-user.target

As long as Cinnamon is set as the x-session-manager alternative then startx from a console log in should launch the desktop, no need for ~/.xinitrc or any other configuration.

[cds60601]

Well - I opted for a package called Package-update-indicator. Its a gtk app and it works pretty well. No need to create a script as this is called within the i3 config.
Does what I want it to and sits nicely in the tray

Along the same topic - I wonder why polybar was never picked up and a package created. I know a significant amount of time is needed to be a maint - but I sometimes wish there was a version of the AUR for Deb. In any event, it not a difficult thing to grab from git and compile. Now I need to see if Termite is a package