awesome-wm-widgets/apt-widget
Michael (BakermanLP) Bäcker 08f4f7efcc Apt Widget hasn't shown any updates, because of lang
before:
apt list --upgradeable
Auflistung... Fertig
initramfs-tools-bin/focal-updates 0.136ubuntu6.7 amd64 [aktualisierbar von: 0.136ubuntu6.6]

after:
LC_ALL=c apt list --upgradeable
Listing... Done
initramfs-tools-bin/focal-updates 0.136ubuntu6.7 amd64 [upgradable from: 0.136ubuntu6.6]
2022-02-09 09:15:10 +01:00
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icons [apt] new widget 2021-05-05 22:16:08 -04:00
screenshots [apt] new widget 2021-05-05 22:16:08 -04:00
apt-widget.lua Apt Widget hasn't shown any updates, because of lang 2022-02-09 09:15:10 +01:00
README.md [apt] new widget 2021-05-05 22:16:08 -04:00

APT widget

Widget which shows a list of APT packages to be updated:

screenshot

Features:

  • scrollable list !!! (thanks to this post of reddit)
  • update single package
  • update multiple packages

Installation

Clone the repo under ~/.config/awesome/ folder, then in rc.lua add the following:

local apt_widget = require("awesome-wm-widgets.apt-widget.apt-widget")

...
s.mytasklist, -- Middle widget
	{ -- Right widgets
    	layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
		...
		apt_widget(),
		...