Updates notifier

[Raphael Groner]

Hi Todd,
> Is there some replacement for the package updater?

As fas as I know, puplet is the systray applet for pup. Pup had been the update / package manager before it got replaced by PackageKit.

Unfortunately, there's no known notification applet in PackageKit, at least not in my knowledge base.

In case of Xfce, you could use a little script that uses xfce4-notify to show on-screen notification or the panel plugin xfce4-genmon-plugin that calls the script periodically.

$ yum install xfce4-genmon-plugin

See also http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/panel-plugins/xfce4-genmon-plugin

[Todd And Margo Chester]

On 11/30/2011 05:45 AM, Raphael Groner wrote:
> Hi Todd,
> > Is there some replacement for the package updater?
>
> As fas as I know, puplet is the systray applet for pup. Pup had been the update / package manager before it got replaced by PackageKit.
>
> Unfortunately, there's no known notification applet in PackageKit, at least not in my knowledge base.
>
> In case of Xfce, you could use a little script that uses xfce4-notify to show on-screen notification or the panel plugin xfce4-genmon-plugin that calls the script periodically.
>
> $ yum install xfce4-genmon-plugin
>
> See also http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/panel-plugins/xfce4-genmon-plugin

#  yum install xfce4-genmon-plugin
Loaded plugins: priorities
10 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
Setting up Install Process
No package xfce4-genmon-plugin available.
Error: Nothing to do

[Todd And Margo Chester]

> On 11/30/2011 05:45 AM, Raphael Groner wrote:
> > Hi Todd,
> > > Is there some replacement for the package updater?
> >
> > As fas as I know, puplet is the systray applet for pup. Pup had been the update / package manager before it got replaced by PackageKit.
> >
> > Unfortunately, there's no known notification applet in PackageKit, at least not in my knowledge base.
> >
> > In case of Xfce, you could use a little script that uses xfce4-notify to show on-screen notification or the panel plugin xfce4-genmon-plugin that calls the script periodically.
> >
> > $ yum install xfce4-genmon-plugin
> >
> > See also http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/panel-plugins/xfce4-genmon-plugin
>
> #  yum install xfce4-genmon-plugin
> Loaded plugins: priorities
> 10 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
> Setting up Install Process
> No package xfce4-genmon-plugin available.
> Error: Nothing to do

Took another trip to pbone.net.  The FC15 RPM works fine.  (Be nice
to have an official EL6 rpm.)

Question: I now have a panel item called "Generic Monitor".  I am
not entirely certain how to use it.  Seems that both "pup" and
"yumex" disappeared from EL6.

-T

[Raphael Groner]

> Question: I now have a panel item called "Generic Monitor".  I am
> not entirely certain how to use it.

There's a sample for usage on the project page:
http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/panel-plugins/xfce4-genmon-plugin

If not sure how to install, take a look at there:
http://joysofprogramming.com/install-xfce4-genmon-plugin-fedora-rhel/
> Seems that both "pup" and
> "yumex" disappeared from EL6.

As said already, pup seems to be dead, in favour of PackageKit.
Try to use the yumex package from Fedora repos. It is quite good.
Though, yumex doesn't notify about available updates, automatically. You
could report that as a feature request.

[Christoph Wickert]

Am Donnerstag, den 01.12.2011, 19:25 -0800 schrieb Todd And Margo
Chester:
> I now have a panel item called "Generic Monitor".  I am
> not entirely certain how to use it.

Please look at earlier discussions about this on this list. A search for
"update" or "notification" should reveal instructions.

Regards,
Christoph

[Todd And Margo Chester]

On 12/02/2011 05:22 AM, Christoph Wickert wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, den 01.12.2011, 19:25 -0800 schrieb Todd And Margo
> Chester:
> > I now have a panel item called "Generic Monitor".  I am
> > not entirely certain how to use it.
>
> Please look at earlier discussions about this on this list. A search for
> "update" or "notification" should reveal instructions.
>
> Regards,
> Christoph

Hi Christoph,

How do I search through this?

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/xfce/

-T

[Suvayu Ali]

On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 03:58, Todd And Margo Chester
 wrote:
> How do I search through this?
>
> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/xfce/

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22some+query%22+site:http://lists.fedoraproj...

[Todd And Margo Chester]

On 12/02/2011 07:14 PM, suvayu ali wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 03:58, Todd And Margo Chester
>   wrote:
> > How do I search through this?
> >  http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/xfce/
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=%22some+query%22+site:http://lists.fedoraproj...

No joy.  Can yo send me a filled in link for "notifier"?

[Christoph Wickert]

Am Freitag, den 02.12.2011, 19:21 -0800 schrieb Todd And Margo Chester:
> On 12/02/2011 07:14 PM, suvayu ali wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 03:58, Todd And Margo Chester
> >   wrote:
> > > How do I search through this?
> > >  http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/xfce/
> >
> > http://www.google.com/search?q=%22some+query%22+site:http://lists.fedoraproj...
>
> No joy.  Can yo send me a filled in link for "notifier"?

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/xfce/2011-November/000841.html

Regards,
Christoph

[Todd And Margo Chester]

On 12/03/2011 01:31 AM, Christoph Wickert wrote:
> Am Freitag, den 02.12.2011, 19:21 -0800 schrieb Todd And Margo Chester:
> > On 12/02/2011 07:14 PM, suvayu ali wrote:
> > > On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 03:58, Todd And Margo Chester
> > >    wrote:
> > > > How do I search through this?
> > > >   http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/xfce/
> > >
> > > http://www.google.com/search?q=%22some+query%22+site:http://lists.fedoraproj...
> >
> > No joy.  Can yo send me a filled in link for "notifier"?
>
> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/xfce/2011-November/000841.html
>
> Regards,
> Christoph

Hi Christoph,

Thank you!  I now have a green check mark in my panel 1.

Since figuring out how to use genmon, I also have my UPS
line voltage displayed as well.  (115.9 VAC at the moment.
We have a lot of brown outs.)

Very cool utility.  Thank you for all your help.
-T

[Frank Murphy]

On 03/12/11 09:31, Christoph Wickert wrote:
> > No joy.  Can yo send me a filled in link for "notifier"?
>
> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/xfce/2011-November/000841.html
>
> Regards,
> Christoph

The one thing, I have changed in the script since using is:

from:
updates=$( yum check-update )

to:
updates=$( yum check-update -q)

# so a not to leave a panel of gibberish, if the repos,
# or  mirrormanager have a breakdown.

Regards,

Frank Murphy
UTF_8 Encoded
Friend of fedoraproject.org

[Todd And Margo Chester]

On 12/03/2011 02:28 PM, Frank Murphy wrote:
> On 03/12/11 09:31, Christoph Wickert wrote:
> > > No joy.  Can yo send me a filled in link for "notifier"?
> >
> > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/xfce/2011-November/000841.html
> >
> > Regards,
> > Christoph
>
> The one thing, I have changed in the script since using is:
>
> from:
> updates=$( yum check-update )
>
> to:
> updates=$( yum check-update -q)
>
> # so a not to leave a panel of gibberish, if the repos,
> # or  mirrormanager have a breakdown.
>
> Regards,
>
> Frank Murphy

Hi Frank,

Thank you for the "-q" tip!  :-)

I took some liberties with your script.  My email client
clips sentences that are too long, so anyone using this will
have to joins lines where they got clipped.   Attached below:

-T

$cat genmon-yum.sh
#!/bin/bash

# Reference: 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/xfce/2011-November/000841.html

# From "man yum"
#    check-update
#        Implemented  so  you  could know if your machine had any updates
#        that needed to be  applied  without  running  it  interactively.
#        Returns exit value of 100 if there are packages available for an
#        update. Also returns a list of the packages  to  be  updated  in
#        list  format. Returns 0 if no packages are available for update.
#        Returns 1 if an error occurred.

# Dependencies:  Oxygen icons
#                gpk-update-viewer  (yum install gnome-packagekit)

updates=$( yum check-update -q )
status=$?

if [ $status = 100 ]
    then
       echo -e 
"<img>/usr/share/icons/oxygen/22x22/emblems/emblem-important.png</img>"
       echo -e "<tool>Updates Available</tool>"
       echo -e "<click>gpk-update-viewer</click>"

elif [ $status = 1 ]
    then
       echo -e 
"<img>/usr/share/icons/oxygen/22x22/status/script-error.png</img>"
       echo -e "<tool>the script returned an error</tool>"
       echo -e "<click>gpk-update-viewer</click>"

elif [ $status = 0 ]
    then
       echo -e 
"<img>/usr/share/icons/oxygen/22x22/actions/dialog-ok.png</img>"
       echo -e "<tool>all updates applied</tool>"
       echo -e "<click>gpk-update-viewer</click>"

else
       echo -e 
"<img>/usr/share/icons/oxygen/22x22/actions/dialog-cancel.png</img>"
       echo -e "<tool>status is unknown</tool>"
       echo -e "<click>gpk-update-viewer</click>"
fi

[Frank Murphy]

On 04/12/11 01:06, Todd And Margo Chester wrote:
> Hi Frank,
>
> Thank you for the "-q" tip!  :-)
>
> I took some liberties with your script.

I can't take the credit for the script.
it's from:
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=264726
jwmueller

[Todd And Margo Chester]

On 12/04/2011 01:45 AM, Frank Murphy wrote:
> On 04/12/11 01:06, Todd And Margo Chester wrote:
> > Hi Frank,
> >
> > Thank you for the "-q" tip!  :-)
> >
> > I took some liberties with your script.
>
> I can't take the credit for the script.
> it's from:
> http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=264726
> jwmueller

I added the extra reference to my embellishments.

[Todd And Margo Chester]

On 12/02/2011 07:14 PM, suvayu ali wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 03:58, Todd And Margo Chester
>   wrote:
> > How do I search through this?
> >  http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/xfce/
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=%22some+query%22+site:http://lists.fedoraproj...

Finally figured out how to do that search

"update":http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/xfce/

Found a lot of discussion, but could not find a way of doing this.

Anyone come up with a method?

Many thanks,
-T

[Todd And Margo Chester]

> > On 11/30/2011 05:45 AM, Raphael Groner wrote:
> > > Hi Todd,
> > > > Is there some replacement for the package updater?
> > >
> > > As fas as I know, puplet is the systray applet for pup. Pup had been the update / package manager before it got replaced by PackageKit.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, there's no known notification applet in PackageKit, at least not in my knowledge base.
> > >
> > > In case of Xfce, you could use a little script that uses xfce4-notify to show on-screen notification or the panel plugin xfce4-genmon-plugin that calls the script periodically.
> > >
> > > $ yum install xfce4-genmon-plugin
> > >
> > > See also http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/panel-plugins/xfce4-genmon-plugin
> >
> > #  yum install xfce4-genmon-plugin
> > Loaded plugins: priorities
> > 10 packages excluded due to repository priority protections
> > Setting up Install Process
> > No package xfce4-genmon-plugin available.
> > Error: Nothing to do
>
> Took another trip to pbone.net.  The FC15 RPM works fine.  (Be nice
> to have an official EL6 rpm.)
>
> Question: I now have a panel item called "Generic Monitor".  I am
> not entirely certain how to use it.  Seems that both "pup" and
> "yumex" disappeared from EL6.
>
> -T

Okay.  I figured out how to use it.  I have it displaying my
Line Voltage from my UPS.

But, I am at a bit of a loss to figure out what commands to use
to get it to for me it I have yum updates pending.  Anyone
have a favorite way to do this in EL6?

-T