🔧 Arch Linux System Update Script

🚀 Ultimate Arch-Based System Maintenance Utility

A stylized and powerful Bash function to fully update and clean your Arch Linux or Arch-based distribution (like Manjaro, EndeavourOS, Garuda, etc.) — including pacman, AUR, Flatpak, and Snap support — all in one command.

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📋 Features

• 🔄 Sync and upgrade official packages using pacman
• 🧩 Update AUR packages via yay
• 🧹 Identify and remove orphaned packages
• 🧼 Clean package cache to free up space
• 📦 Update Snap and Flatpak packages (if installed)
• ✅ Styled output with clear steps and status
• 🧠 Sudo elevation at the start, so you're not prompted repeatedly

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📦 Supported Package Managers

Package Manager	Description	Required?
pacman	Core Arch package manager	✅ Yes
yay	AUR helper	✅ Yes
snap	Canonical's Snap system	⚠️ Optional
flatpak	Flatpak apps	⚠️ Optional

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💻 Example Output

🔥  SYSTEM UPGRADE INITIATED
🕒 Started at: Tue Jul  9 17:00:00 IST 2025

[1/7] 🔄 Updating system packages (pacman)...
[2/7] 🧩 Updating AUR packages (yay)...
[3/7] 🧹 Checking for Orphaned Packages...
[4/7] 🧼 Cleaning Package Cache...
[5/7] 📦 Refreshing Snap Packages...
[6/7] 📦 Updating Flatpak Packages...
[7/7] ✅ Final Status Check...

✅  SYSTEM STATUS: ABSOLUTE PERFECTION ACHIEVED
💡 All Done Lord Vader. The Death Star is clean and updated.

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🛠️ Installation

1. Open your terminal.
2. Edit your shell configuration file:

nano ~/.zshrc   # for Zsh users
# or
nano ~/.bashrc  # for Bash users

3. Paste the update() function from this script into the file.
4. Save and reload your shell:

source ~/.zshrc   # or ~/.bashrc

5. Now run:

update

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⚠️ Requirements

• Arch-based distro (e.g., Arch, Manjaro, EndeavourOS)
• yay installed (sudo pacman -S yay)
• Optional: flatpak and snapd if you want those package types supported

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📂 File Info

• Filename: arch-update-function.zsh (or .sh)
• Function name: update
• Tested on: Arch Linux, Manjaro, EndeavourOS

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📜 License

MIT License — free to use, modify, or share.# 🔧 Arch Linux System Update Script

🚀 Ultimate Arch-Based System Maintenance Utility

A stylized and powerful Bash function to fully update and clean your Arch Linux or Arch-based distribution (like Manjaro, EndeavourOS, Garuda, etc.) — including pacman, AUR, Flatpak, and Snap support — all in one command.

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📋 Features

• 🔄 Sync and upgrade official packages using pacman
• 🧩 Update AUR packages via yay
• 🧹 Identify and remove orphaned packages
• 🧼 Clean package cache to free up space
• 📦 Update Snap and Flatpak packages (if installed)
• ✅ Styled output with clear steps and status
• 🧠 Sudo elevation at the start, so you're not prompted repeatedly

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📦 Supported Package Managers

Package Manager	Description	Required?
pacman	Core Arch package manager	✅ Yes
yay	AUR helper	✅ Yes
snap	Canonical's Snap system	⚠️ Optional
flatpak	Flatpak apps	⚠️ Optional

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💻 Example Output

🔥  SYSTEM UPGRADE INITIATED
🕒 Started at: Tue Jul  9 17:00:00 IST 2025

[1/7] 🔄 Updating system packages (pacman)...
[2/7] 🧩 Updating AUR packages (yay)...
[3/7] 🧹 Checking for Orphaned Packages...
[4/7] 🧼 Cleaning Package Cache...
[5/7] 📦 Refreshing Snap Packages...
[6/7] 📦 Updating Flatpak Packages...
[7/7] ✅ Final Status Check...

✅  SYSTEM STATUS: ABSOLUTE PERFECTION ACHIEVED
💡 All Done Lord Vader. The Death Star is clean and updated.

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🛠️ Installation

1. Open your terminal.
2. Edit your shell configuration file:

nano ~/.zshrc   # for Zsh users
# or
nano ~/.bashrc  # for Bash users

3. Paste the update() function from this script into the file.
4. Save and reload your shell:

source ~/.zshrc   # or ~/.bashrc

5. Now run:

update

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⚠️ Requirements

• Arch-based distro (e.g., Arch, Manjaro, EndeavourOS)
• yay installed (sudo pacman -S yay)
• Optional: flatpak and snapd if you want those package types supported

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📂 File Info

• Filename: arch-update-function.zsh (or .sh)
• Function name: update
• Tested on: Arch Linux, Manjaro, EndeavourOS

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📜 License

MIT License — free to use, modify, or share.