#!/usr/bin/env bash # update checking script for polybar # written by Nathaniel Maia BAR_ICON="" ICON=/usr/share/icons/gnome/32x32/apps/system-software-update.png # Infinite loop while true; do # initial check count=$(checkupdates | wc -l) # notifications if hash notify-send >/dev/null 2>&1; then if [ $count -gt 50 ]; then notify-send -u critical -i $ICON \ "You really need to update soon!!" "$count New package updates" elif [ $count -gt 25 ]; then notify-send -u normal -i $ICON \ "You should update soon" "$count New package updates" elif [ $count -gt 5 ]; then notify-send -u low -i $ICON \ "$count New package updates" fi fi # while greater than 0 check every 8s while [ "$count" -gt 0 ]; do # update or updates if [ $count -eq 1 ]; then echo "$count Update" elif [ $count -gt 1 ]; then echo "$count Updates" fi sleep 8 count=$(checkupdates | wc -l) done # while no updates, check every 20 min while [ "$count" -eq 0 ]; do echo $BAR_ICON sleep 1200 count=$(checkupdates | wc -l) done done