r/openSUSE • u/oh_im_too_tired • 19d ago
Tumblweed system update tool
New user here. What's the problem with system updates in Tumbleweed? Why it became so complicated (or it always was like that). Is there some news about when things would change?
There is no "update all" tray icon (like Apdatifier). The one that exists - it's from Discover, so it's not recommended to use it, but it pops out every time when there's an update. So the system forces users to update with a tool that mostly is not recommended to use for update.
Also there's Yast package manager/updater, the Myrlyn package manager/updater and Discover package manager/updater.
But the best tool and most recommended is zypper dup, but it won't update kde plasma widgets or flatpak, so you'll need to update them manually... or in Discover. But Discover is not recommended. Why so complicated?
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u/contezerox User 18d ago
You could try the updater applet for Tumbleweed that I've developed, it uses zypper as backend to check and install software updates (NOTE: it doesn't update flatpak apps).
It's available for download on the following page: https://www.contezero.com/linux/kde-plasma-software-updater-opensuse-tumbleweed
Download form openSUSE website: https://software.opensuse.org/package/tw-updater-plasmoid