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im-dat

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Registered: 2026-06-05

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Arch Maintenance Panel - Interactive Bash script for system maintenanc

Hi everyone!

I wanted to share a project I've been working on: Arch Maintenance Panel, an interactive Bash script designed to simplify routine maintenance, cleanup, and optimization on Arch Linux.

I built this because I wanted a centralized tool to handle common administrative tasks without having to memorize complex flags or commands every time.

✨ Features:
Clean Categorized Menus: Divided into logical submenus (System & Updates, Cleanup & Cache, Optimization & Performance, Backup & Security, and Advanced & Kernel) to keep the terminal uncluttered.

Safety First: Features explicit confirmation prompts (s/n) before executing critical tasks to prevent accidental actions.

Smart Dependencies Check: Detects missing optional tools (like fwupd, reflector, or paccache) and tells you how to install them if needed.

Local Logging: Automatically logs maintenance history with timestamps.

? Repository & Contributions:
The repository is completely open for anyone who wants to download, use, or fork it! If you want to make changes or improvements, feel free to submit a Pull Request. Me and another maintainer will review everything, and we'll gladly merge useful updates into the project.

? https://github.com/ImDat89-svg/arch-manutencao

Any feedback, suggestions, or bug reports are very welcome! Hope someone finds it as useful as I do.

killertofus

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Registered: 2025-02-10

Posts: 226

Re: Arch Maintenance Panel - Interactive Bash script for system maintenanc

"pacman -Sy"

I'm out

https://github.com/ImDat89-svg/arch-man … encao#L296

Last edited by killertofus (2026-08-23 19:51:36)

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seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 77,632

Re: Arch Maintenance Panel - Interactive Bash script for system maintenanc

tbf, it immediately proceeds to https://github.com/ImDat89-svg/arch-man … encao#L299
Probably clanker-code …

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loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

Posts: 19,027

Re: Arch Maintenance Panel - Interactive Bash script for system maintenanc

Probably clanker-code …

One which is hallucinating https://github.com/ImDat89-svg/arch-man … encao#L347 and the author has never checked or understands what has been generated.

seth

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From: Won't reply 2 private help req

Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 77,632

Re: Arch Maintenance Panel - Interactive Bash script for system maintenanc

pacman Quality assurance … you can't make this up

(Even if the OP ever ran this thing, the output is unused, /tmp/installed.txt could just as much be /dev/null

O que há de novo na v3.5

But there's only one commit in the entire repo

There's a legit risk that people are just flooding the internet with this shit to put it on their CV - time to upgrade HR rules to include "paddle punishment"…

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Lone_Wolf

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Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 15,386

Re: Arch Maintenance Panel - Interactive Bash script for system maintenanc

10 commits now, but it doesn't look like the author follows this thread.

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