Lazy Arch Updater (LAU)

A minimal user-level systemd service and timer that automatically updates an Arch Linux system using pacman and yay.

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Overview

This script daily updates your system either if your using Arch Linux or an arch based distro will work the way its supposed to.

Compatibility

Confirmed and likely compatibility based on standard notification daemons:

Environment	Status	Notes
DWM + dunst	Confirmed	Tested
Openbox + dunst	Confirmed	Tested
KDE Plasma	Likely	Unknown
GNOME	Likely	Gnome is garbage use something else
XFCE	Likely	Unknown
Cinnamon	Likely	Unknown
i3 / Sway	Likely	Unknown
MATE	Untested	Unknown

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Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/QuantumMapleQC/Lazy-Arch-Updater.git
cd Lazy-Arch-Updater

chmod +x LAU.sh

This script will:

Detect your window manager or desktop environment

Check for required dependencies (git, yay, or fallback)

Clone or update the repository in ~/.local/share/lazy-arch-updater

Run sudo pacman -Syu and yay -Syu automatically

Log all update output to ~/.local/share/lazy-arch-updater/log.txt