hard ibex
/usr/local/bin/auto_update.sh :
`!/bin/bash
Check if user presses a key within 5 seconds
echo "Press any key within 5 seconds to stop system update..."
read -t 5 -n 1 keyif [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
echo "Update script skipped by user."
exit 0
fiecho "Running update script..."
rate-mirrors --allow-root --per-mirror-timeout 500 arch | sudo tee /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
sudo pacman -Syu`
I want this to be run at boot. And I want to see the output before the GUI loads.
wraith flint
put the script in ~/.config/autostart and make sure it is executable
ashen ferry
`/usr/local/bin/auto_update.sh` :
> `!/bin/bash
>
> # Check if user presses a ...
I think systemd would be the way to go here? I have a systemd unit that runs before my desktop to decrypt /home
But I'm not really sure how exactly systemd does that
stable pike
@hard ibex root or sudo?
rugged thunder
@hard ibex I figured this out!
the one thing I need to know is whether you use the default getty login or a display manager
in the case of a getty, it’s super simple: add the following to /etc/systemd/system/[email protected]/[config name].conf
[Service]
ExecStartPre=/usr/local/bin/auto_update.sh
this executes your script before running the getty command, and it just works because the getty service already initialised the terminal for you
if you use a display manager, you’ll have to do more work and add a new service: /etc/systemd/system/[your service name].service
[Unit]
Description=Add description here
Before=display-manager.service
# if using Plymouth, make it exit first; if not using Plymouth, no need to add this
After=plymouth-quit.service
Requires=plymouth-quit.service
[Service]
Type=oneshot # only start display manager after script finishes
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/auto_update.sh
# set up tty
StandardInput=tty
StandardOutput=tty
[Install]
WantedBy=display-manager.service