[HowTo] Displaying packages needed to be updated

[Ryuno-Ki]

The following script works with equo-152 or higher.

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
UPD="$(equo query updates)"
UP="$(echo $UPD|cut -d':' -f3)"
echo "$UP" packages needed to be updated!

I split the command, because equo needs some time for executing.
You can embed it into conky for example. Maybe you just want to print $UP.
Oh, and don't forget to make the script (here: .packageupdate.sh) executable:

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chmod u+x .packageupdate.sh

Enjoy!

[svantoviit]

Hi Ryuno-Ki,

your script shows "Packages to remove". See below:

Before upgrade:

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$ equo query updates
>>  @@ Available Updates
>>  Packages to update:  39
>>  Packages to remove:  42
$ packageupdate.sh
 42 packages needed to be updated!

After upgrade:

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$equo query updates
>>  @@ Available Updates
>>  Packages to update:  0
>>  Packages to remove:  43
$ packageupdate.sh
 43 packages needed to be updated!

You actually need to get the second line line of the equo query output: "Packages to update".

Edit: So I altered the script a little bit

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#!/bin/bash
UP="$(equo query updates | awk 'NR==2 {print $5}')"
echo "$UP" packages needed to be updated!


...but you don't need to do anything like that, it's enough to run equo query with the -q argument for quiet output:

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equo query updates -q
0


[Ryuno-Ki]

Oops!
Yes, you're right. Thanks for the hint!