upchk

Concurrent Arch Linux update checker for official repos and AUR

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Features

• Parallel checks - queries official repos and AUR simultaneously
• Smart detection - auto-finds paru or yay
• Clean output - color-coded results with update counts
• Respectful - honors NO_COLOR and TTY detection

Installation

go build -o upchk && sudo mv upchk /usr/local/bin/

Usage

upchk

Output examples:

[3] The mothership is hailing:
linux 6.12.1 -> 6.12.2
mesa 24.2.0 -> 24.2.1
firefox 132.0 -> 133.0

[1] New AUR bounties:
visual-studio-code-bin 1.94 -> 1.95

✓ All patched. The universe is in balance

Requirements

Package	Source
checkupdates	pacman-contrib
paru or yay	AUR

License

MIT