Arch linux after not updating for 2 days.
I last updated my Arch install on 2026-04-22…
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.
Try using LyX on Tumbleweed. 5000 packages is not unusual
Net update size: -50MB
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 😭
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.
Shit is snappy as hell
I had 100 Mbps internet. It hit the full limit but some of those mods were BIG.
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
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 -yNeeds a more concise order name…
nano .bash_aliasAt the end of the file
alias executeOrder="Sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt auto remove -y"Ctrl+X
Enter.Source .bash_aliasThere. 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 pitentially destructive.- It’s
apt autoremove(no spaces)
Otherwise, I do this evwry morning on my work machine. It’s very satisfying to have updates.
You either test your backups or your lack of backups tests you
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
