I use an fzf based script that queries for updates and lets me choose what to install.

If you use xbps, or are just curious:

::: xu #!/bin/env sh

self="$(basename "$0")"

error() { printf '%s:' "$self" >&2 # shellcheck disable=SC2068 printf ' %s' $@ >&2 printf '\n' >&2 }

fatal() { error "$@" exit 1 }

if [ -x "$(command -v sk)" ]; then finder=sk elif [ -x "$(command -v fzf)" ]; then finder=fzf else echo "neither fzf or sk are installed" >&2 exit 1 fi

tmp="$(mktemp)" || fatal "couldn't source bindings" grep '^export' "$DOTFILES/.zshenv" | grep -E 'FZF|SKIM' >"$tmp" . "$tmp" rm "$tmp"

shellcheck disable=SC2046

choices="$(xbps-install -nSu | cut -f1 -d' ' | sed 's/-[^-]*$//g' | $finder | tr '\n' ' ')"

[ -n "$choices" ] || exit

guard=pkexec command -v "$guard" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || guard=sudo

shellcheck disable=SC2086

while ! $guard xbps-install -Syu $choices; do :; done

:::

I'll keep making Debian users aware that they can do it all in one command since Trixie.

sudo apt --update --autoremove --with-new-pkgs upgrade

I do both. If I know exactly what I want to install, I'll install it from the terminal because it's often more direct. If I go "I need an app that does thing, what's available?"

The fingers tho

If that's the game we're gonna play:

yay

nix flake update && nixos-rebuild switch --flake .

Or nh os switch

Non of those.

sudo zypper dup

On Arch, Discover only updates flatpaks though, smh

but gui app will also update flatpaks

Write that down

TIL what dnf is finally.

Yes. At the beginning I preferred distro's specifically with a graphical software manager. Now i force uninstall it and use terminal for anything.

There is nothing wrong with using your distro's app center. Often it will save you extra steps by updating things like Flatpaks as well, if you use them (or Snaps, if you're an insane person).

paru

ujust update

I use Bazzite BTW

Don’t forget

flatpak update

The only time I use the software center is if im looking for software to do a job without already knowing the name of the program that would

Aren't you supposed to do apt full-upgrade instead of apt upgrade?

Also wtf is pkcon for?

yay

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo flatpak update -y

topgrade -y