upkeep is a terminal user interface (TUI) for managing Arch Linux system updates, installed packages, orphans, and rebuild issues.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Updates Tab – View and install pending pacman and AUR updates.
- Installed Tab – Browse explicitly installed packages, uninstall or reinstall.
- Orphans Tab – Find and remove packages no longer needed as dependencies.
- Rebuilds Tab – Detect and fix ABI/version mismatch issues (e.g., after Python/Qt updates).
- Search Tab – Search and install packages from official repos and AUR.
- News Tab – View Arch Linux news with smart highlighting:
- ! (yellow) – Items requiring manual intervention.
- * (blue) – Items related to your installed packages.
- Info Pane – Toggle detailed package/article info with ? key (works on all tabs).
- Filtering – Filter package lists by name on Updates and Installed tabs.
- Batch Operations – Select multiple packages with Space, select all/none with a/n.
Website: github.com/jakeb-grant/upkeep
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Developer: jakeb-grant
License: MIT License
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