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

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On Arch, Discover only updates flatpaks though, smh

but gui app will also update flatpaks

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

yay

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

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

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

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).

Don’t forget

flatpak update

topgrade -y

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

Or nh os switch

yay

Non of those.

sudo zypper dup

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?"

I actually like Mint's software center

I love it when a program says theirs a new version, would you like to download? pffffftt.

pacman -S [program name]

> update

(it's an alias)

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

Also wtf is pkcon for?

ujust update

I use Bazzite BTW

sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake path

(Or just my nswitch [path] script with a file-backed path cache)