Xfce

Introduction Do you ever want to get a notification with the number of updates required when logging into XFCE in debian/ubuntu like systems ? There is a simple python script that can do just that. It uses notify-send command and paired with the magic command that returns the update count, we get the next python script: #!/usr/bin/env python3 import os import subprocess # Run the apt-get command and grep the output command = 'apt-get --simulate upgrade | grep "upgraded.*newly installed"' output = subprocess.getoutput(command) # If there's output, send it as a notification, otherwise send a default message if output: os.system(f'notify-send "Upgrade Check" "{output}"') else: os.system('notify-send "Upgrade Check" "No upgrades available or no packages to be installed."') # Check if the file /var/run/reboot-required exists reboot_file = '/var/run/reboot-required' if os.path.exists(reboot_file): os.system('notify-send "System Update" "Reboot is required to complete updates."') All you need is to make it executable: ...