Arch linux after not updating for 2 days.
this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2026
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I last updated my Arch install on 2026-04-22...
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.
that's what backups are for.
If it's a vm then snapshots are a godsend. Update didn't work? Revert.
So much hassle just for routine update. Windows seems more stable in comparison.
Execute order
Sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt auto remove -y
Needs a more concise order name.......
cd ~
nano .bash_aliases
At 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_aliases
There. 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.
You either test your backups or your lack of backups tests you
I used to get this with Tumbleweed by the time Iβve 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
Me when I reinstall a game from Steam that I also modded through the Steam Workshop.
Game installs in 5 minutes. The next hour (or day if it was ARMA 3; all the custom maps are HUGE) is the worshop mods getting downloaded and installed π
Arma3 mods were the reason that I learned steam cli has an insanely low ttl.
Steam is the only thing I have ever seen hit network speeds that hit the limit of what I pay for from my ISP.
I had 100 Mbps internet. It hit the full limit but some of those mods were BIG.
Shit is snappy as hell
Your ISP must have a colocated Steam cache.
I'm my case, steam has servers in my city. It's quite satisfying seeing a gigabit line saturated for gigabytes on end
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