# apt-upgrades Show the number of pending system upgrades, as reported by aptitude. More specifically, show: packages upgraded, newly installed, to remove, and not upgraded. ![](apt-upgrades.png) # Requirements Dependencies: aptitude, bash Suggested: fonts-font-awesome # Suggested usage Copy the `i3blocks.conf` section into your i3blocks configuration. We assume you use `signal=1` but you can choose another signal number if you prefer. Create apt/dpkg hooks to signal the script. For example, create `/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80i3blocks` with contents ``` APT::Update::Post-Invoke { "pkill -RTMIN+1 i3blocks || true"; }; DPkg::Post-Invoke { "pkill -RTMIN+1 i3blocks || true"; }; ``` **Warning**: make sure to ```ShellSession sudo chown root:root /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80i3blocks sudo chmod 644 /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80i3blocks ``` so that only the root user may modify `80i3blocks`. This is necessary because apt has root privileges when upgrading the system, and therefore commands in `80i3blocks` will be executed with root privileges. You may also combine this script with a cron job that calls `apt-get update` periodically for a more "popup upgrade reminder" feeling. # Simple usage Instead of using `signal=1` in the configuration, you can use `interval=3600` to have the script execute every hour. This method avoids the usage of apt/dpkg hooks. # Config ```INI [apt-upgrades] command=$SCRIPT_DIR/apt-upgrades signal=1 interval=once #PENDING_SYMBOL="\uf021 " #SYMBOL_ONLY=0 #ALWAYS_PRINT=1 #PENDING_COLOR="#00FF00" #NONPENDING_COLOR="#FFFFFF" ```