Include checking for firmware updates in ml4w-install-system-updates using fwupd - #1804
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Automatically check for firmware updates when searching for system updates, runs after updating system packages and flatpak packages and gives option to install firmware updates now or abort for manual install.
Returned the intent spacing to its original 4 spaces. My IDE decided to nuke the spacing in the file for some reason...
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Description
This pull request updates
dotifles/.config/ml4w/scripts/ml4w-install-system-updatesto check for firmware updates using fwupd automatically, and also gives the user the option to install automatically or manually. The fwupd package is installed by default on Fedora and openSUSE distros, so it is only added as a dependency on Arch.Changes
Context
By default, the only way most people have to check for firmware updates is manually via fwupdmgr get-updates, but I figure that this script already runs flatpak update alongside grabbing system package updates, so we may as well use this opportunity to check for firmware updates. I edited my ml4w-install-system-updates script on my pc to automatically check for firmware updates using fwupd, and checks the output to see if any updates are available, asking to install if true.
How Has This Been Tested?
I have used these script changes for about 4 months on my personal ml4w install that I have modified to my liking. Other than some issues that I caused with my personal Arch installation, it has worked perfectly, and notified my of firmware updates and even installed them correctly. I test the if statements by flipping the true/false check, and they work well. You can try this as well to check. fwupd comes pre-installed and works on the other 2 advertised distros, so there shouldn't be any issues there.
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Related Issues
Does not relate to any issues.
Additional Notes
None I have found. If the user's installation is atypical (differing EFI boot location) this will fail, but that is the fault of fwupd, not necessarily this script. I have included a catch for these errors, and the script will tell the user if any of these errors are in the output. It also tells the user to refer to the documentation on fwupd instead of making an issue here about the error they receive.