Arch linux after not updating for 2 days.
I get that when I forget to update a Ubuntu VM for a week.
i’m like 80/20 if this is just going to straight bork the machine.
Execute order
Sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt auto remove -yNeeds a more concise order name…
cd ~ nano .bash_aliasesAt the end of the file
alias executeOrder="sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt auto remove -y"Ctrl+X
Y
Enter.source .bash_aliasesThere. Now it’s executeOrder
Edit : .bash_alias(es?) should be in the home folder. Switch to it with cd ~
Tiny nits:
apt dist-upgradeis more potentially destructive.- It’s
apt autoremove(no spaces)
Otherwise, I do this every morning on my work machine. It’s very satisfying to have updates.
There’s a flag for upgrade that will do an update as well. I don’t have it memorized, but you don’t need to “update and upgrade” anymore.
that’s what backups are for.
If it’s a vm then snapshots are a godsend. Update didn’t work? Revert.
You either test your backups or your lack of backups tests you
I used to get this with Tumbleweed by the time I’ve finished my previous update.
I jest of course but I once had to update it after being away for a week and it had like 14 GB of updates. By the time it finished another 450 MB of updates were available.
Net update size: -50MB
Try using LyX on Tumbleweed. 5000 packages is not unusual
Try Slowroll for that kinda stuff. Updates just massively roll in in waves, and numbers above 4000 are not unusual
What’s the processing machine for? What do you process on it?
Machine learning.
It’s a strix halo machine so I can go big on ram (up to 128gb).
Currently it’s set up for a research project that’ coming to an end. In this paper we’re using time series climate and satellite imagery data to model the long term climate and ecological impact of plantation agriculture.
I basically paused updating because the set up was working and I didn’t want to have it break on me mid project.
edit: also used for piss and shit posting
all i can think of is video editing… that doesn’t make sense tho.
I last updated my Arch install on 2026-04-22…
And 80 of them are just VLC player
It that point, you might as well do a clean install, because something will get fucked up.
I’m litterally shocked. It took about 30 minutes, I restarted and its working like it was no-thing-but-a-chicken-wing…
This feels relevant, I recently did my first apt upgrade because I was a dumbass and should have done npm/npx upgrade.
So… The quick trial of a new API/SDK turned into a pant shitting wait to see if I broke my system.
It all worked out in the end
In glorious Nixos when you switch channel
