Install Updates - Yad version - valtam -  11-08-2017
 
 
This an appeal to those who would like to take part in a trial of Install Updates - the Yad version. 
 
- Make a back up copy of /usr/scripts/updates-gui 
- Copy the following contents into updates-gui 
 
Code: #!/bin/bash 
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
# Name: Linux Lite Updates 
# Description: A GUI tool to easily install Updates in Linux Lite. 
# Authors: Misko_2083, Jerry Bezencon, gerito1, Ralphy 
# Website: https://mityer.khdlhfjijfrupr.tk 
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
_APPNAME="Linux Lite Updates"                # Application name variable 
_MYUPDUSER=$(whoami) 
_ICON="/usr/share/icons/Faenza/apps/scalable/synaptic.svg"     # Linux Lite icon variable 
_UPDATES=$(mktemp /tmp/updateslist.XXXXXX)   # Updates log variable 
_DATE=$(date +"%A-%d-%B-%Y-%T")              # Date variable 
_TMPU="/tmp/_updusr" 
_PLAIN="/tmp/updateslist.txt" 
_LLUPDATES="/var/log/llupdates.log" 
if [ ! -f "$_TMPU" ]; then echo "$_MYUPDUSER" > "$_TMPU"; chmod 600 "$_TMPU"; fi 
_SVUSER=$(cat "$_TMPU") 
 
# function remove temp files 
rm_temp_files() { 
rm -f $_SVUSER 
rm -f $_TMPU 
rm -f $_UPDATES 
rm -f $_PLAIN 
rm -f /tmp/updateslist.* 
} 
 
# function view, save update log 
view_save_log() { 
  _ANS=$(yad --center --borders=15 --question --image=logviewer --text-info --width="780" --height="400" --window-icon="$_ICON" --title=" $_APPNAME - Error log" \ 
                --button=gtk-cancel:1 --button="Save":0 --filename="$_LLUPDATES" 2>/dev/null); _OPT=$(echo $?) 
 
    if [[ "$_ANS" =~ "Copy to clipboard" ]]; then 
      sudo -u ${SUDO_USER:-$_SVUSER} xclip -selection c "$_LLUPDATES" 
      xhost local:$_SVUSER > /dev/null 2>&1 
      export DISPLAY=:0 
      _NTFYICON="/usr/share/icons/Faenza/places/48/distributor-logo-ubuntu.png" 
      notify-send -i "$_NTFYICON" 'Updates Log copied to clipboard' "Go to mityer.khdlhfjijfrupr.tk/forums and paste the log into a new or existing thread." -t 10000 
      xhost - >/dev/null 2>&1; rm_temp_files; exit 0 
    fi 
    case $_OPT in 
       0) szSavePath=$(yad --center --image=logviewer --borders=15 --title="    Save Updates Log" --width="600" --height="400" --file-selection --filename="/home/$_SVUSER/llupdates.log" \ 
                              --window-icon="$_ICON" --file-filter='*.log' --file-filter='All files | *' --save --confirm-overwrite 2>/dev/null) 
           if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; then sudo -u ${SUDO_USER:-$_SVUSER} cp "$_LLUPDATES" "$szSavePath"; rm_temp_files; else rm_temp_files; exit 0 ; fi ;; 
       1) rm_temp_files; exit 0 ;; 
    esac 
} 
 
# Check Internet access 
if eval "curl -sk google.com" >> /dev/null 2>&1; then :; else # Prompt ERROR internet connection check failed and exit 
  yad --center --borders=15 --info --width="320" --height="120" --window-icon="$_ICON" --button=gtk-ok:1 --title="$_APPNAME" \ 
         --text="\n<b>Your computer is not connected to the Internet.</b> \n \nLinux Lite cannot check for Updates.\nPlease check your internet connection and try again.\n" --text-align center 2>/dev/null 
  rm_temp_files; exit 0 
fi 
 
# Kill off any package managers that may be running 
if [ "$(pidof synaptic)" ]; then killall -9 synaptic; fi 
if [ ! -z "$(pgrep gdebi-gtk)" ]; then killall -9 gdebi-gtk; fi 
 
# start dialog - Ask for elevation, else exit 
if [ $EUID -ne 0 ]; then 
  yad --center --borders=15 --image=system-software-install --question --width="320" --height="120" --window-icon="$_ICON" --button=gtk-cancel:1 --button="Continue":0 --title="$_APPNAME" \ 
       --text="\nLinux Lite will now fetch the Updates list.\n\nClick <b>Cancel</b> to exit now or <b>Continue</b> to proceed.\n" --text-align center 2>/dev/null 
   case $? in 
      0) pkexec "$0"; if [ "${PIPESTATUS[@]}" -eq "126" ]; then rm_temp_files; fi; exit 0 ;; 
      1) rm_temp_files; exit 0 ;; 
   esac 
fi 
 
if [ "$?" -eq "0" ];then 
  # xclip check/ install 
  if [ -z  "$(dpkg -l | grep -E '^ii' | grep xclip)" ]; then 
    apt-get install xclip -y | yad --center --borders=15 --image=system-software-install --progress --pulsate --window-icon="$_ICON" --auto-close --no-cancel --width="320" --height="80" --title="$_APPNAME" \ 
                                       --text="Preparing... please wait...\n" --text-align center --no-buttons --skip-taskbar 2>/dev/null 
  fi 
 
# Repositories registered 
_SLIST=$(grep '^deb ' -c /etc/apt/sources.list) 
_SLISTD=$(grep -R --exclude="*.save" '^deb ' -c /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ | grep -c /) 
APTUPDATE=$(($_SLIST + $_SLISTD)) # Total of repositories registered, this is approximated 
apt-get update 2>&1 | tee "$_LLUPDATES" | 
awk -v total=$APTUPDATE '/^Ign|^ Get/{count++;$1=""} FNR { if (total != 0){percentage=int (1000*count/total);print (percentage < 90?percentage:99),"\n#",substr($0, 0, 128) }; fflush(stdout)}' \ 
| yad --center --undecorated --borders=35 --progress --width="600" --text="Updating package lists...\n" --text-align center --window-icon="$_ICON" --title="Updating Software Sources - please wait..." --percentage="0" --no-buttons --skip-taskbar --pulsate --auto-close 2>/dev/null 
    if [ "${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0" ]; then 
        unset APTUPDATE; rm_temp_files; unset _UPDATES 
        sed -i '1 i\===========================\ 
Install Updates Error Log\ 
===========================\ 
\ 
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.\ 
Go to https://mityer.khdlhfjijfrupr.tk/forums/ and paste the log below into\na new or existing thread for assistance.\n\ 
============ Log ===========\n' "$_LLUPDATES" 
        sleep 4 | yad --center --borders=15 --image=error --progress --pulsate --window-icon="error" --auto-close --no-cancel --width="380" --height="80" --title="$_APPNAME - Error" \ 
                         --text="Errors occurred while fetching packages cache information lists.\n\n✔ Retrieving error log, please wait...\n" --no-buttons --skip-taskbar --text-align center 2>/dev/null 
        view_save_log; exit 1 
    fi 
  unset APTUPDATE 
 
  # Creates a list in /tmp/updateslist 
  apt-get --just-print dist-upgrade 2>&1 | perl -ne 'if (/Inst\s([\w,\-,\d,\.,~,:,\+]+)\s\[([\w,\-,\d,\.,~,:,\+]+)\]\s\(([\w,\-,\d,\.,~,:,\+]+)\)? /i) {print "Name: $1 INSTALLED: $2 AVAILABLE: $3\n"}' | 
  awk '{print NR,":\t"$0}' > $_PLAIN 
  sed ' 
  s:$:: 
  ' $_PLAIN >> $_UPDATES 
 
 
  # Check for available updates; if none then remove /tmp/updateslist.XXXXXX and display up-to-date dialog 
      if [  -z "$(cat $_PLAIN)"  ]; then 
        rm_temp_files; unset _UPDATES 
        yad --center --borders=15 --image=gtk-info --info --window-icon="$_ICON"  --width="260" --height="60" --title="  $_APPNAME" \ 
               --text="\nYour system is up to date.\n"  --text-align center 2>/dev/null 
        exit 0 
      fi 
 
# Erase existing available info 
dpkg --clear-avail 
else 
  rm_temp_files; unset _UPDATES; exit 0 
fi 
 
# Call the yad dialog to show update list 
yad --center --borders=15 --image=system-software-install --text-info --back=#eff1f4 --window-icon="$_ICON" --button=gtk-cancel:1 --button="Update Now":0 --title="  $_APPNAME" --width="760" --height="400" --fontname="Droid regular 10" --filename="$_UPDATES" 2>/dev/null 
      if [ "$?" -eq "0" ];then 
        # Continue script if no halt, remove tmp file and unset variables 
        rm $_UPDATES; unset _UPDATES 
 
#Begin upgrade 
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" dist-upgrade -y  2>&1 | tee "$_LLUPDATES" | 
awk ' BEGIN { FS=" "; total=1;end_download=0} /upgraded/ {total= $1 + $3;FS="[ :]" } /^Get:[[:digit:]]+/ {printf "#Downloading %s %s %s\n",$7,$(NF-1),$NF;print int(($2 - 1) * 100 / total); 
fflush(stdout)} /^\(Reading / {if (end_download==0){print 100;fflush(stdout);end_download=1}} /^(Preparing|Unpacking|Selecting|Processing|Setting|Download)/ {print "#", substr($0, 0, 128); fflush(stdout)}' \ 
  | ( yad --center --undecorated --borders=35 --progress --width="600" --window-icon="$_ICON" --percentage="0" --auto-close --text="Downloading package(s)...\nThis may take a while.\n" --text-align center --no-buttons --skip-taskbar  2>/dev/null; 
      yad --center --undecorated --borders=35 --progress --window-icon="$_ICON" --width="600" --text="Installing and configuring package(s)...\nThis may take a while.\n" --text-align center --no-buttons --skip-taskbar --pulsate --auto-close 2>/dev/null) 
 
    if [ "${PIPESTATUS[0]}" -ne "0" ]; then 
      sed -i '1 i\===========================\ 
Install Updates Error log\ 
===========================\ 
Install Updates could not successfully download and install available updates.\ 
Go to https://mityer.khdlhfjijfrupr.tk/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.\n\ 
============ Log ===========\n' "$_LLUPDATES" 
      sleep 4 | yad --center --borders=15 --image=error --progress --pulsate --window-icon="error" --auto-close --no-cancel --width="320" --height="80" --title="$_APPNAME - Error" \ 
                       --text="Errors occurred while updating. \n\n✔ Retrieving errors log. Please wait...\n" --text-align center --no-buttons --skip-taskbar 2>/dev/null 
      view_save_log; exit 0 
    fi 
 
    # Halt updates script if user selects Cancel 
    else 
       rm_temp_files; unset _UPDATES 
       yad --center --borders=15 --image=info --info --width="300" --button=gtk-ok:1 --timeout="6" --window-icon="$_ICON" --title="   $_APPNAME" --text="\nUpdates have been canceled.\n" --text-align center 2>/dev/null 
       exit 0 
    fi 
 
# If Ubuntu base package has been upgraded during Install Updates, /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth 
llverprnt=$(awk '{print}' /etc/llver) 
checkdefplym="/usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth" 
 
if grep -q 0x988592 "$checkdefplym"; then 
  sed -i "s/^title=Ubuntu.*$/title=$llverprnt/g" /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth ; 
  sed -i "s/black=0x2c001e/black=0x000000/g" /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth ; 
  sed -i "s/white=0xffffff/white=0xffffff/g" /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth ; 
  sed -i "s/brown=0xff4012/brown=0xffff00/g" /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth ; 
  sed -i "s/blue=0x988592/blue=0x000000/g" /usr/share/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth && update-initramfs -u | 
  yad --center --undecorated --borders=35 --progress --width=600 --auto-close --pulsate --text="Updating boot configuration please wait...\n" --text-align center --no-buttons --skip-taskbar 
else 
    echo " " 
fi 
 
    PROCEED=$(yad --center --borders=15 --question --image=logviewer --width="300" --height="80" --window-icon="$_ICON" --title="  $_APPNAME" --text-align center --window-icon="$_ICON" --button="No":1 --button="Yes":0 --text="\n$_APPNAME completed successfully.\n\nWould you like to view the\n$_APPNAME log?\n" 2>/dev/null ; echo $?) 
    if [ ${PROCEED} -eq 1 ]; then rm_temp_files; :; else 
      yad --center --borders=15 --question --image=logviewer --text-info --width="750" --height="400" --button="Close":1 --button="Save":0 --title="  $_APPNAME - Log" --filename="$_LLUPDATES" 2>/dev/null 
        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then 
          # Save report 
          szSavePath=$(yad --center --image=logviewer --borders=15 --width="600" --height="400" --window-icon="$_ICON" --title=" Save Updates log" --file-selection --filename=/home/$_SVUSER/llupdates-"${_DATE}".txt --file-filter='*.txt' \ 
                              --file-filter='All files | *' --save --confirm-overwrite 2>/dev/null) 
          sudo -u ${SUDO_USER:-$_SVUSER} cp "$_LLUPDATES" "$szSavePath"; rm_temp_files; else rm_temp_files; : 
        fi 
    fi 
    if [ -s /var/run/reboot-required ]; then 
        yad --center --question --image=gtk-info --borders=15 --width="300" --height="100" --window-icon="$_ICON" --button="Continue using my computer:"1 --button="Restart Now":0 --title="  Linux Lite Updates" --text-align center \ 
               --text="These updates require the system to be restarted\nfor the changes to take effect.\n\nWould you like to restart now?\n" 2>/dev/null 
        if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; then reboot; else exit 0 ; fi 
    fi 
 
exit 0
  
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My thoughts: 
 
- I think the progress windows look a lot nicer. 
- Dialogues automatically adjust according to what text is inside aiding in readability. 
- Yad allows for much more scripting options which translates to more features for our applications. 
 
Trial will last as long as you are happy to run this version of Install Updates. 
 
Looking forward to your feedback and opinion.   
 
 
 
Re: Install Updates - Yad version - Artim -  11-08-2017
 
 
Wonderful!  Thank you [member=378]misko_2083[/member], [member=2]Jerry[/member], @gerito1, and [member=6629]ralphy[/member]! 
 
 
 
Re: Install Updates - Yad version - trinidad -  11-08-2017
 
 
Installed the YAD script and ran it this morning. Worked flawlessly. I would slow the blue sliding progress bar down a bit. It goes back and forth so fast on my machine that it's almost annoying, and given LL is aimed at Windows converts who are used to slower moving things involving such processes I think it moves a bit too fast. I do think it meets the criteria of some recent user requests here on forum involving updates. Looks good. 
 
It fits to XFCE well. The best looking GUI for updates progress I've ever seen is the Debian 8/9 Gnome DE. It shows each package seperately and the progress of each each package during download and installation. As I said already this is well suited for an XFCE distro though, and Windows converts. 
 
TC 
 
 
 
Re: Install Updates - Yad version - valtam -  11-08-2017
 
 
Thank you TC, unfortunately there's no way to slow down the blue sliding progress bar. We could however look at changing it from pulsating to progress, but that's extremely tricky and hard to get right.
 
 
 
Re: Install Updates - Yad version - DenW -  11-10-2017
 
 
Thank you Jerry and the other contributors to the Yad version of the Updater. 
 
I am one of those LL users who have been experiencing the Blank update window using the Zenity version of Updater.  Yesterday all seemed OK but today I got another blank update window and cancelling and  trying a second time did not solve the blank window problem (even though I could open the updates.txt file in /tmp folder and see the updates available both times!). 
 
So this evening I followed Jerry's instructions above and everything worked exactly as shown in the pictures above.  I would also make the same comment as Trinidad about the blue bar which seemed somewhat jerky on my older machine but still moved fast.  I wonder whether you even need the blue bar at all as the letters were always changing quickly during the whole process (except at the beginning of the download phase when there is usually a pause of 2-3 seconds and the blue bar was absent anyway). 
 
Anyway I am going to keep the Yad Updater on my LL 3.6 until the next version of LL and will report back if any problem arises. 
 
Thanks again. 
 
 
 
Re: Install Updates - Yad version - valtam -  11-10-2017
 
 
Thanks [member=7077]DenW[/member]. Much appreciated  
 
 
 
Re: Install Updates - Yad version - Vera -  11-11-2017
 
 
I did what you said about setting up the Yad version. I did it on one machine and not the other, so I could have a direct comparison of the end effect. 
 
OK, here are my notes - it's a mixed bag because some things I feel are a big improvement and others could use a little work. I made these notes as the updates happened so they are in order of what happens first in the process to what happens last. 
 
1. The first progress bar on "checking for updates" is too fast and flashy, making it too distracting. I prefer the old progress bar in that regard. An alternative fix would be a rotating icon or something else that would show that "something is happening" without distracting the user too much. 
 
2. Going to the Linux Lite updates window (the list of the names of what packages will be updated) - the window opens in the top left of the screen. It's fine there, but I had expected it to be in the middle of the screen. However, top left is good if you're in the middle of working since it doesn't get covered up behind your work. So, initially I was surprised by this change but upon reflection I think it is a good choice on your part. 
 
3. The "downloading packages" progress bar is nice. It's much better than the old version as it has a more modern look. And since it's a continuous progress bar and not a flashy back-and-forth one, it's also not distracting like the first progress bar in point 1.  
 
4. At the "installing and configuring packages" stage, we have the same issue as in point 1 (bar flashing fast left to right). I love the look of the status text inside of the progress bar though - it's a nice touch.  
 
OK, that was my feedback. Overall, I like it, the only thing I didn't like was flashing back-and-forth progress bars which I feel could be better served with something like a rotating icon. That's just my personal opinion though and is a matter of personal taste - different people may feel differently about that. I do very much like the overall look, and I appreciate the time and effort that's gone into making the new update process look a) modern in style and b) cohesive to the rest of the system.
 
 
 
Re: Install Updates - Yad version - valtam -  11-12-2017
 
 
Thank you for your feedback Vera, much appreciated. 
 
2. - the window opens in the top left of the screen. 
 
The Yad version is not set up to do this. Please run this a few more times when updates become available to verify.
 
 
 
Re: Install Updates - Yad version - DenW -  11-12-2017
 
 
Hi Vera/Jerry:  I believe the "problem" of the updates window opening in the top left of the screen is related to the XFCE Setting >Windows Manager Tweaks>Placement where a slider determines the window size for smart placement.  The updates window is usually much larger than the other windows that open during the updates process and would trigger the observed placement unless the slider is say 2/3rds over to the right where I usually put it - I prefer all my windows to open in the center. 
 
 
 
Re: Install Updates - Yad version - valtam -  11-12-2017
 
 
I can tell Yad to center all windows. I'll place an update soon.
 
 
 
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