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| author | James Arrowsmith <jarrowsmith@protonmail.com> | 2023-01-05 17:15:30 +1300 |
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| committer | James Arrowsmith <jarrowsmith@protonmail.com> | 2023-01-05 17:15:30 +1300 |
| commit | 4741325f8b603ec09ad2889ad2863adc607085be (patch) | |
| tree | a7cfaed6c836ea13944d8c8d44b40c71e9f55af9 /pacman-widget/README.md | |
| parent | 3bb3d56c26ac3500aab33381af0cccebf6aaa05c (diff) | |
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diff --git a/pacman-widget/README.md b/pacman-widget/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f9c4325 --- /dev/null +++ b/pacman-widget/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# Pacman widget for AwesomeWM + +This widget displays the number of upgradable Pacman packages. Clicking the icon reveals a scrollable list of available upgrades. A full system upgrade can be performed from the widget via Polkit. + + + +## Requirements +`lxpolkit` is the default [Polkit agent](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Polkit). + +The widget also uses the `checkupdates` script from the `pacman-contrib` package. + + +## Installation + +Clone the repo under **~/.config/awesome/** and add the following to **rc.lua**: + +```lua +local pacman_widget = require('pacman-widget.pacman') +... +s.mytasklist, -- Middle widget + { -- Right widgets + layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal, + ... + -- default + pacman_widget(), + -- custom (shown with defaults) + pacman_widget { + interval = 600, -- Refresh every 10 minutes + popup_bg_color = '#222222', + popup_border_width = 1, + popup_border_color = '#7e7e7e', + popup_height = 10, -- 10 packages shown in scrollable window + popup_width = 300, + polkit_agent_path = '/usr/bin/lxpolkit' + }, +``` + |