#!/usr/bin/env bash BAR_ICON="" NOTIFY_ICON=/usr/share/icons/gnome/32x32/apps/system-software-update.png get_total_updates() { UPDATES=$(checkupdates 2>/dev/null | wc -l); } while true; do # print the icon first to avoid gibberish in polybar echo $BAR_ICON get_total_updates # notify user of updates if hash notify-send >/dev/null 2>&1; then if (( UPDATES > 50 )); then notify-send -u critical -i $NOTIFY_ICON "Updates Available" "$UPDATES packages" elif (( UPDATES > 25 )); then notify-send -u normal -i $NOTIFY_ICON "Updates Available" "$UPDATES packages" elif (( UPDATES > 2 )); then notify-send -u low -i $NOTIFY_ICON "Updates Available" "$UPDATES packages" fi fi # when there are updates available # every 10 seconds another check for updates is done while (( UPDATES > 0 )); do (( UPDATES == 1 )) && echo "$UPDATES Update" || { (( UPDATES > 1 )) && echo "$UPDATES Updates"; } sleep 10 get_total_updates done # when no updates are available, use a longer loop, this saves on CPU # and network uptime, only checking once every 30 min for new updates while (( UPDATES == 0 )); do sleep 1800 get_total_updates done done