This Bash script was made to update and maintain a Manjaro or Arch system with Pacman and the alternative package managers - Pamac, Snap and Flatpak in a automatic manner, with as little as necessary user intervention required. It makes use of the functionality of PacUI for the system maintenance.

So what is it actually doing?

• Check for database lock file and prompt for removal in case it's present
• Remove partially downloaded packages
• Mirrorsync and system update via Pacman
• AUR update via installed AUR helper: pamac, yay, pikaur, aurman, pakku, trizen, pacaur, paru
• Search for orphaned packages and prompt for removal
• Check for failed systemd service(s)
• Check for broken symlinks
• Check consistency of local repository
• Check for packages moved to the AUR
• Clean systemd log files
• Clean package cache ( Note this will remove all package versions, except the latest 2 )
• Check for EOL Kernels
• Check if DIFFPROG is set, or meld is installed and run pacdiff
• Update Flatpak packages and clean up unused packages - if flatpak is installed
• Update Snap packages and remove all package versions, except the latest 2 - if snapd is installed
• Show how long it did take to run this script

How to use:

• Make maus executable and run with ./maus

If you prefer a menu icon and launcher, install it with:

• sudo pacman -Syu base-devel git
• git clone https://github.com/puxplaying/maus.git
• cd maus
• makepkg -srci

After installation:

• click on the Update icon in the menu

  

• or run it via maus

See maus -h for advanced options:

 Welcome to the Help Page!
 [maus] runs by default without flags, but also provides advanced options.

 maus [option]:

 -a, --aur         - [SET AUR_HELPER]
                     Set the desired AUR Helper manually

 -i, --interactive - [INTERACTIVE MODE]
                     Guided run with more options, includig the (-a, --aur) flag

 -l, --list        - [LIST AUR_HELPER]
                     List all supported AUR Helper

 -h, --help        - This Help Text