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PPC
@Lead Farmer – Nice! I’m glad that you tinkered and created a solution that works for you!
luke22
PPC
I am a new user learning to set up Antix22 to my preferences by reading forum etc. I have used linux only for 20 years, using a variety of distros.
I like your update reminder script, and have downloaded ft10, so have the script. I don’t want to use ft10 enabled as it changes far too much and takes me away from where I’ve got to in my set up. I like iceWM.
I want to know where I should put the script ft10-update-reminder.sh so it runs daily or when I switch on laptop. I don’t understand crontab so if that is involved, I’ll need specific instructions. I can’t find a startup folder that other linux distros have.This is a bit off-topic, but I think the question does not merit it’s own thread so here it goes:
Hi luke22 – welcome to antiX: I advise that you read the sticky posts on the forum, some written by me, that will help you deal better with antiX and configure it anyway you like, including how to add any application so it starts when antiX starts.
Basically, you just need to add it to the startup file of the window manager that you use. In plain English: if you use (the default) IceWM, do this:
– antiX Menu > Control Centre > IceWM… > “Startup” tab
– below the first line, insert a line calling the application you want to run, ending with an &
In this case:
ft10-update-reminder.sh &
– Save the change.The next time you start antiX, Update-reminder will run. You can configure antiX to run anything you like, at startup, doing this. There used to be a GUI for it, maybe it will be included again…
P.
- This reply was modified 2 months, 2 weeks ago by PPC.
Thanks PPC. That was obvious, I guess. I’ll certainly study the stickies. My problem is not remembering what I read. 🙂
caprea
I can’t find a startup folder
– antiX Menu > Control Centre > IceWM… > “Startup” tab
The startup file PPC mentioned above is the the startup file for just icewmTo say it in detail now.
There’s another startup file which is valid for all window managers
menu > control-centre > session > User-Desktop-Session > startup tabYou can also have a look at apt-notifier, which is already present in an outcommented line in the desktop-session startup file.
It needs to be installed though.Seems you have to install python3-distutils, too.Lead Farmer
Update: although apt-notifier update checker don’t need a sudo password, it dues require a the apt-notifier to be working in the background to not show enter password window, something that I did’t want, and defy the purpose.
I decided to remove the sudo password requirement with the command visudo.
the latest scrip is:
#!/bin/bash # Set this bash scrip with crontab to check and install updates export DISPLAY=:0.0 UPGRADS_NUM=$(sudo apt update | grep -P -o '^\d+') # Set X and Y where the massage will show on your screen X=1366 Y=768 if [[ $UPGRADS_NUM -gt 0 ]]; then yad \ --borders=20 \ --timeout=60 \ --title="Update Available" \ --text="You can update $UPGRADS_NUM packages" \ --geometry=200x120+$X+$Y \ --button='Install:bash -c "/usr/local/bin/yad-updater"' \ --button="Cancel:1" fi exit 0- This reply was modified 2 months, 2 weeks ago by Lead Farmer.
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- This reply was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by Lead Farmer.
I update script, instated of using Antix Updater, I use “sudo apt-get -y upgrade”, because it first dues “sudo apt update”.
It now also will show message at the end and log the update. also the massage will close after a button press.#!/bin/bash # Set this bash scrip with crontab to check and install updates export DISPLAY=:0.0 UPGRADS_NUM=$(sudo apt update | grep -P -o '^\d+') # Set X and Y where the massage will show on your screen X=1366 Y=768 if [[ $UPGRADS_NUM -gt 0 ]]; then yad \ --borders=20 \ --timeout=600 \ --title="Update Available" \ --text="You can update $UPGRADS_NUM packages" \ --geometry=200x120+$X+$Y \ --button="Install":2 \ --button="Cancel":1 \ --buttons-layout=center # Exit or updater and exit depend by the button press SELECT=$? [[ $SELECT -eq 1 ]] && exit 0 if [[ $SELECT -eq 2 ]]; then UPGRADE=$(sudo apt-get -y upgrade) echo -e "\n\n\n$(date)\n$UPGRADE" >> "/home/oren/Documents/upgrade.log" UPGRADE_MS=$(cat "/home/oren/Documents/upgrade.log" | tail -1 | grep -P -o '\d+[a-z ]+') $(desktop-menu --write-out-global) yad \ --borders=20 \ --timeout=60 \ --title="Update Complete" \ --text="$UPGRADE_MS" \ --width=250 \ --height=160\ --center \ --button="Close":1 \ --button="Log File":2 \ --buttons-layout=center SELECT=$? [[ $SELECT -eq 1 ]] && exit 0 if [[ $SELECT -eq 2 ]]; then $(leafpad /home/oren/Documents/upgrade.log) exit 0 fi fi fi exit 0The log file can be deleted every week with crontab.
If you what to use it set the path of the loge file and X and Y Where the massage will show on the screen.
Edit: change to sudo apt-get -y upgrade to a void selecting Yes.
Edit2: I add $(desktop-menu –write-out-global)
- This reply was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by Lead Farmer.
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Hi! It’s nice to see that your script is progressing. but, like I mentioned on another tread: it can be dangerous, using “sudo apt-get -y upgrade”, because it always answers “yes” to any question the upgrade process asks, and that may not be the default answer ( this may result in config files being overwritten, etc. This means you can lose any customization you did to the menu or toolbar, among other things)
On my old desktop I simply had a cron job that ran a script that called antiX-updater every day, at 15h00… But that could be annoying, specially if I was typing when that window popped up. So now, I just click the antiX-updater icon on the toolbar, about once a day (sometimes more, sometimes, less). But I understand the need to create scripts to make the OS do exactly what you want- it’s what drives me, to create so many scripts for antiX – some even get officially included in the OS, over time.
Edit: I noticed that you script performs sudo apt update – did you manage to run apt update without the need to enter your password? If so, how did you manage to do it? I could not, it always gives me a permissions error…
Also, the script will only work 100% correctly for your username, since the log is in “/home/oren/”. You can change that to ~/ or $HOME/, so it will work for any user (that has a Documents folder- that folder does get localized, in pt, for example, it’s “Documentos”). You can make the script a tiny bit complex and refersto the variable with name of the folder (so it works in any language, not just English)- it’s the variable $XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR. So, using $XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR would probably make sure that the log works for any user, in any language (try echo $XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR it should output /home/oren/Documents, right?)P.
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Hi! It’s nice to see that your script is progressing. but, like I mentioned on another tread: it can be dangerous, using “sudo apt-get -y upgrade”, because it always answers “yes” to any question the upgrade process asks, and that may not be the default answer ( this may result in config files being overwritten, etc. This means you can lose any customization you did to the menu or toolbar, among other things)
I guess I’m new to Linux, and the only time it yes or no, It’s asking for extra memory, I did saw online people suggesting to use “sudo apt-get -y upgrade” and didn’t say any thing about losing any customization atc…
Also in the script @RJP post here he also use “sudo apt-get -y upgrade”I will do more reading about it and make a decision, If I decide to remove it I can replace second half of the script with $(roxterm -e sudo apt upgrade).
Edit: I noticed that you script performs sudo apt update – did you manage to run apt update without the need to enter your password? If so, how did you manage to do it? I could not, it always gives me a permissions error…
As I posted #99916 I used visudo to remove all passwords requirements fro my user
oren ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD:ALLAlso, the script will only work 100% correctly for your username, since the log is in “/home/oren/”. You can change that to ~/ or $HOME/, so it will work for any user (that has a Documents folder- that folder does get localized, in pt, for example, it’s “Documentos”). You can make the script a tiny bit complex and refersto the variable with name of the folder (so it works in any language, not just English)- it’s the variable $XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR. So, using $XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR would probably make sure that the log works for any user, in any language (try echo $XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR it should output /home/oren/Documents, right?)
I’m the only user, but it’s good to know.
I also add to the script to show in the end message how many times the words “error” and “warning” is showing to alert me in case of problem.
- This reply was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by Lead Farmer.
- This reply was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by Lead Farmer.
- This reply was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by Lead Farmer.
I used visudo to remove all passwords requirements fro my user
Sorry I missed that piece of info: doing that is potentially dangerous – any malicious software that runs under your user will be able to do much more harm to your System… That’s why I suggested only removing the password requirement only from “apt update”.
P.
Brian Masinick
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oren ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD:ALLYeah, I’ve done that before, but only for convenience on something I did not intend to keep.
@PPC: is right; though this is “convenient”, it’s definitely NOT best practice; you’re opening up your system to a LOT of potential compromises. Should anyone successfully break into your system, they can obtain ANY information they want, take over anything they want, and worse, if you have any online information or accounts anywhere, they can reach them through this very insecure “convenience”.
If it wasn’t clear before, both PPC and I have attempted to explain to you and others why this is an unsafe practice.
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Brian Masinick@PPC and @Brian Masinick
You both right, I didn’t think about the security risk, I thought is only apply to me and not third party.I changed it to
oren ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/apt update, /usr/bin/apt-get -y upgradeThank you
Here is the latest script
#!/bin/bash # Set this bash scrip with crontab to check and install updates export DISPLAY=:0.0 UPGRADS_NUM=$(sudo apt update | grep -P -o '^\d+') # Set X and Y where the massage will show on your screen X=1366 Y=768 if [[ $UPGRADS_NUM -gt 0 ]]; then yad \ --borders=20 \ --timeout=600 \ --title="Update Available" \ --text="You can update $UPGRADS_NUM packages" \ --geometry=200x120+$X+$Y \ --button="Install":2 \ --button="Cancel":1 \ --buttons-layout=center # Exit or updater and exit depend by the button press SELECT=$? [[ $SELECT -eq 1 ]] && exit 0 if [[ $SELECT -eq 2 ]]; then $(rm "/home/oren/Documents/upgrade.log") UPGRADE=$(sudo apt-get -y upgrade) echo -e "$(date)\n$UPGRADE" >> "/home/oren/Documents/upgrade.log" UPGRADE_MS=$(cat "/home/oren/Documents/upgrade.log" | tail -1 | grep -P -o '\d+ upgraded|\d+ newly installed|\d+ to remove|\d+ not upgraded') ERROR=$(grep -i -o 'error' "/home/oren/Documents/upgrade.log" | wc -l) WARNING=$(grep -i -o 'warning' "/home/oren/Documents/upgrade.log" | wc -l) $(desktop-menu --write-out-global) yad \ --borders=20 \ --timeout=60 \ --title="Update Complete" \ --text="$UPGRADE_MS\n$ERROR errors\n$WARNING warnings" \ --width=250 \ --height=200\ --center \ --button="Close":1 \ --button="Log File":2 \ --buttons-layout=center SELECT=$? [[ $SELECT -eq 1 ]] && exit 0 if [[ $SELECT -eq 2 ]]; then $(leafpad /home/oren/Documents/upgrade.log) exit 0 fi fi fi exit 0- This reply was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by Lead Farmer.
- This reply was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by Lead Farmer.
@PPC I decided to use ” sudo apt upgrade” instead of “sudo apt-get -y upgrade” because what you said but also I want so see and control the update.
Can you please check it out and tell me what you think. also how can I keep Roxterm open after the update is finished?
visudo
oren ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/apt update, /usr/bin/apt upgradescript
I will post it in a bit- This reply was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by Lead Farmer.
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Changing the script to ”sudo apt upgrade” with: $(roxterm -e sudo apt upgrade) Worked but the terminal is automatically closed after the command is finished, i didn’t want it so I copy the code from Antix Updater, to show a yad massage in the end.
The script
#!/bin/bash # # Set this bash scrip with crontab to check and install updates # export DISPLAY=:0.0 UPGRADS_NUM=$(sudo apt update | grep -P -o '^\d+') # Set X and Y where the massage will show on your screen X=1366 Y=768 # Set the path of the lod file if [[ $UPGRADS_NUM -gt 0 ]]; then yad \ --borders=20 \ --timeout=600 \ --title="Update Available" \ --text="You can update $UPGRADS_NUM packages" \ --geometry=200x120+$X+$Y \ --button="Install":2 \ --button="Cancel":1 \ --buttons-layout=center # Exit or updater and exit depend by the button press SELECT=$? [[ $SELECT -eq 1 ]] && exit 0 if [[ $SELECT -eq 2 ]]; then x-terminal-emulator -T "$title_terminal" -e /bin/bash -c "sudo apt upgrade && sleep 0.1 && yad --center --borders=5 --width=250 --text-align=center --button=gtk-ok:1 --title='Update Complete' --buttons-layout=center" fi fi exit 0- This reply was modified 2 months, 1 week ago by Lead Farmer.
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RJP
terminal is automatically closed after the command is finished
Add echo something and sleep something into your script.
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