systrayUpdater

PyQt5 system tray applet notifier of available updates.

For Arch (based) systems only!

Right click to access menu actions:

Run update
Read the News
Display list of packages with updates available
- (click to find package on Arch linux Package Search website)

To install:

git clone https://github.com/ericlay/systrayUpdater.git
cd systrayUpdater
makepkg -sric

Post install: It is suggested to copy /etc/systrayupdater to $HOME/.config/systrayupdater

Uses config file for options: /etc/systrayupdater/config.yml

Terminal command (set to $TERM by default)
Set terminal option (usually -e)
Timer duration for checkupdates to run in backgound
Custom system tray icon
Defaults to $HOME/systrayupdater/config.yml if found

Includes:

.desktop file for autostarting
Tray and shortcut icons