diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cd27832..1f40ee2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ # upcheck -Checker for ArchLinux available updates and send it via libnotify writen in Rust. +Checker for ArchLinux available updates and send it via notify-rust. # How to install and get it working? -First install [pacman-contrib](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/pacman-contrib/) and [libnotify](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/libnotify/) from ArchLinux repos: +First install [pacman-contrib](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/pacman-contrib/) from ArchLinux repos: ``` -# pacman -Syu --needed pacman-contrib libnotify +# pacman -Syu --needed pacman-contrib ``` Installation is easy, put the `bin/upcheck` binary in $HOME/.local/bin/, then put the `upcheck.service` and `upcheck.timer` into $HOME/.config/systemd/user/. **Edit** the `upcheck.service` file in the *ExecStart=* section pointing to the `upcheck` executable path and finally enable/start `upcheck.timer` with the command `systemctl --user enable upcheck.timer && systemctl --user start upcheck.timer` @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Installation is easy, put the `bin/upcheck` binary in $HOME/.local/bin/, then pu If you don't want to use the provided binary, you can compile it following the next commands: ``` +# pacman -S rust $ git clone https://gitlab.com/edu4rdshl/upcheck.git $ cd upcheck $ cargo build --release @@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ Then continue with "How to install and get it working" skipping the binary secti # How it works? -It use the `checkupdates` bash script provided by the `pacman-contrib` package and the `notify-send` binary provided by the `libnotify` package. First, it exec the command `checkupdates` and save the output in a variable, if the variable is not an empty string, mean that there are available updates and then send the variable content using `libnotify`. +It use the `checkupdates` bash script provided by the `pacman-contrib` package. First, it exec the command `checkupdates` and save the output in a variable, if the variable is not an empty string, mean that there are available updates and then send the variable content using the [notify-rust](https://crates.io/crates/notify-rust) crate. # What is the purpose?