archupd

Arch Linux updater, available from the AUR.

Does the following:

• Run sudo pacman -Sc to clean up old packages.
• Run sudo pacman -Syu to update outdated packages.
• Show relevant pacman logfile contents, which includes the old and new version of each package.
• Show any new package changelog entries.
  • In practice, most packages don't use these, but when they do, it can be interesting.
• Offer to remove packages that have become unrequired.
• Display any new official Arch Linux news from RSS feed.
  • Feed contents are retrieved in the background while doing all of the above.