Bash script to update Debian-based Linux - APT, SNAP and FLATPAK

README.md

Updater

Console bash script to make it easier to update packages (auto updaters only)

Install

Download file, than make it executable: chmod +x upd.sh Copy the file to /usr/bin without extension: sudo cp upd.sh /usr/bin/upd type upd from console and run it :)

Copyright

None ;)

upd.sh

#!/bin/bash

# APT updates
function apt_updates(){
	sudo apt update
	sudo apt upgrade
}

# APT clean
function apt_clean(){
	sudo apt autoclean
	sudo apt autoremove
}

# Snap update packages
function snap_refresh(){
	sudo snap refresh
}

# Clean old Snap packages
function snap_clean(){
	set -eu
	sudo snap list --all | awk '/disabled/{print $1, $3}' |
	    while read snapname revision; do
		sudo snap remove "$snapname" --revision="$revision"
	    done
}

# Flatpak update
function flatpack_update(){
	sudo flatpak update
}

# Remove old Flatpaks and clean cahce folder
function flatpack_clean(){
	sudo flatpak uninstall --unused
	sudo rm -rfv /var/tmp/flatpak-cache-*
}

# Options to select from
options[1]="All updates (APT, SNAP, FLATPAK cleanup and autoremove)"
options[2]="APT update only (no cleanup and autoremove)"
options[3]="APT updates and clean (APT update, cleanup and autoremove)"
options[4]="SNAP updates (SNAP refresh)"
options[5]="SNAP updates and clean (SNAP refresh and autoremove old version)"
options[6]="FLATPAK updates only (FLATPAK update)"
options[7]="FLATPAK updates and clean (FLATPAK refresh and autoremove old versions)"
options[9]="Quit (do not update anything)"

echo -e "Hello to updates!"
echo -e "Every option will require root password ('sudo')!\n"

# Display all options
for option in ${!options[@]}; do
  echo "[$option] - ${options[$option]}"
done

# Wait for user response
read -p "Which options should be executed?: " selectedOption

# Exit?
if [ $selectedOption -eq 9 ]
then
  echo -e "\nNo updates selected, good bye!\n"
  exit
fi

echo -e "Executing ${options[$selectedOption]}\n"

# Run predefined functions
case $selectedOption in
        1)
               	apt_updates
               	apt_clean
               	snap_refresh
		snap_clean
		flatpack_update
                flatpack_clean
                ;;
        2)
                apt_updates
                ;;
        3)
                apt_updates
                apt_clean
                ;;
        4)
                snap_refresh
                ;;
        5)
                snap_refresh
		snap_clean
                ;;

        6)
                flatpack_update
                ;;

        7)
                flatpack_update
		flatpack_clean
                ;;

esac

# Bye, bye!
echo -e "\nExecuted ${options[$selectedOption]}\nThank you for using this script!"

Created a fork and added to it.
-- added Nala
-- added parameter to allow automating it.
-- need to add comments, error checking, and help still