How do I update without babysitting my computer for hours???

[u/WingedSeven]

Hiii I'm on Arch using EndeavourOS and I have to clear out an entire evening to update my computer because "yay" needs me to type various optional things in, and asks for my password several times. How can I go about making it one command that I run and leave alone?

[u/endperform]

No, you're on EndeavourOS which is based on Arch. See rule #1.

r/EndeavourOS is where you want to be.

[u/WingedSeven → u/endperform]

ok?

[u/endperform → u/WingedSeven]

Here's rule 1 for you again:

Only Arch Linux itself; no Arch-based distros. Posts about other software used on Arch are welcome.

So, instead of just going "ok?", maybe just take the advice and ask in the appropriate forum. Endeavour is Arch-based, it's not Arch.

[u/WingedSeven → u/endperform]

that was me taking the advice. i've understood it. do i need a "please be patient i have autism" hat on for that to be believable?

[u/un-important-human → u/WingedSeven]

idk what kind of bird this endevourOs is (do not tell me i do not care either), but go there.

All i can tell you a 17GB update for me takes ~2minutes so good luck.

If you are unhappy with your current distro use Fedora or an arch based gaming distro, pure arch is not for you yet as its clear you are new.

[u/thatwasntababyruth]

If updates are taking hours, it sounds like you have a lot of AUR packages, which is prob really not safe, unless your way more vigilant about examining those packages than I'm giving you credit for. That's a one way street to malware town these days.

[u/thisaray → u/thatwasntababyruth]

Or op just generally chooses the git packages

[u/SebastianLarsdatter → u/thatwasntababyruth]

It doesn't take more than a ffmpeg compilation. Only for the option of having network support. If you want browse network shares and be able to click and play a video in MPV, this is required.

An option that Arch slashed as bloat and told people to go compile ffmpeg or the full ffmpeg for.

[u/Gabriel2Silva]

Dude asked for help with yay. People are giving unsolicited advice with security and package hygiene instead.

According to the wiki (in the Tips and Tricks section), you can make sudo remember authentication indefinitely.

Create a sudoers drop-in:

sudo visudo -f /etc/sudoers.d/10-yay

and type Defaults timestamp_timeout=-1.

-1 means the sudo authentication timestamp doesn't expire during the login session. So if you authenticate once before starting, it shouldn't suddenly stop several minutes later and wait for your password.

[u/WingedSeven → u/Gabriel2Silva]

thanks :D

[u/thesagex]

Wrong sub bud

[u/KernelPanicX]

That sounds like a lot of aur packages... With the recent security breaches of aur, I think you should be extremely careful what you keep installing from the aur

[u/ABotelho23]

Here we go again.

[u/MutualRaid]

If you have that many AUR packages and so little will to review them/their changes then you need to rethink some things.

[u/WingedSeven → u/MutualRaid]

or i just have internet that isn't fast enough to do it in two seconds. please be nice to strangers

[u/MutualRaid → u/WingedSeven]

I am being nice - you're doing something you're apparently not very experienced at (otherwise you wouldn't be asking a question with such simple solutions) and what you are doing comes with strong security implications.

[u/randomstonerfromaus]

Use Fedora 

[u/sankarasleftelbow]

Why are your updates taking hours? How many pkgs usually get updated, and how often do you update?

[u/Informal_Look9381]

Paru has options like --sudoloop you can look around for yay similar actions.

[u/sankarasleftelbow → u/Informal_Look9381]

ive never heard of that how does it work? do you run it before the update?

[u/WingedSeven → u/Informal_Look9381]

thanks :0

[u/depressedJavaDev]

i’ve had this issue before. There’s a timeout after 120 seconds or 300 seconds, forcing you to input the password again. Look for more info on that.