Pactray is a small notifier for Arch Linux (pacman) updates.
Pactray is a python process which runs in the background,
checking system updates with checkupdates and auracle sync
When updates are available an icon is shown in the system tray.
Left clicking the icon will show a notification of the available updates
Right clicking will execute update_cmd (if configured)
default configuration
update_interval=120 #minutes between executing checks for updates)
notification_timeout=10 #seconds to show notification popup for)
icon_file=archlogo.png #absolute path to file to use as the icon)
sample custom configuration
~/.config/pactray.conf
[global]
update_cmd=/usr/bin/mate-terminal --disable-factory -e "bash -c 'pacaur -Syu || read -p \"Press [Enter] to continue\"'"
| Dependencies | Usage |
|---|---|
| auracle-git(AUR) | for AUR helper functions, optional |
| python-gobject | Python Bindings for GLib/GObject/GIO/GTK+ |