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diff --git a/polybar/cuts/scripts/updates.sh b/polybar/cuts/scripts/updates.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+NOTIFY_ICON=/usr/share/icons/Papirus/32x32/apps/system-software-update.svg
+
+get_total_updates() { UPDATES=$(checkupdates 2>/dev/null | wc -l); }
+
+while true; do
+    get_total_updates
+
+    # notify user of updates
+    #if hash notify-send &>/dev/null; then
+    #    if (( UPDATES > 50 )); then
+    #        notify-send -u critical -i $NOTIFY_ICON \
+    #            "You really need to update!!" "$UPDATES New packages"
+    #    elif (( UPDATES > 25 )); then
+    #        notify-send -u normal -i $NOTIFY_ICON \
+    #            "You should update soon" "$UPDATES New packages"
+    #    elif (( UPDATES > 2 )); then
+    #        notify-send -u low -i $NOTIFY_ICON \
+    #            "$UPDATES New packages"
+    #    fi
+    #fi
+
+    # when there are updates available
+    # every 10 seconds another check for updates is done
+    while (( UPDATES > 0 )); do
+        if (( UPDATES == 1 )); then
+            echo " $UPDATES"
+        elif (( UPDATES > 1 )); then
+            echo " $UPDATES"
+        else
+            echo " None"
+        fi
+        sleep 10
+        get_total_updates
+    done
+
+    # when no updates are available, use a longer loop, this saves on CPU
+    # and network uptime, only checking once every 30 min for new updates
+    while (( UPDATES == 0 )); do
+        echo " None"
+        sleep 1800
+        get_total_updates
+    done
+done