Name : uCareSystem
License: GPL3 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)
Author : Salih Emin
Email : salih-(a)-utappia.org
Date : 07-10-2024 (first release 19-02-2009)
Version: 24.10.07
System : Ubuntu Linux and derivatives. With Deb, Snap or Flatpak. (Partial support for Debian and WSL2)
WebSite: http://utappia.org
With version 24.06 of uCareSystem, I added a section to acknowledge the people who supported the development of the previous cycle. This addition was warmly received by the community, and I can't express enough gratitude to those who donated during the previous (v24.09) development cycle:
- P. Loughman (Thanks for your continued support)
- D. Emge (Thanks for your continued support)
- H. Karasoulis
- D. Anastasopoulos
In summary, uCareSystem automatically performs the following maintenance processes without the need for user interference. :
- Updates the list of available packages
- Downloads and installs the available updates
- Downloads and installs Snap Package updates (It's skiped if Snap is not installed)
- Removes Old Snap revisions to free up space
- Downloads and installs Flatpak Package updates (It's skiped if Flatpak is not installed)
- Removes unused Flatpak packages to free up space
- Checks if there are older Linux kernels on the system and removes them. However it keeps the current and one previous version of the kernel.
- Cleans the cache of the downloaded packages
- Removes obsolete packages
- Removes orphan packets
- Deletes package configuration files from packages that have been uninstalled by you
- If there is a required reboot, it will inform you with the packeages that requested for a system reboot
uCareSystem creates an launcher icon in your Applications menu. Just search your applications manu for ucare. When you click it, it performs the default maintenance by automatically launching a terminal.
Alternatively, you can invoke it through terminal with various options/flags. The default system updates and maintenace for Ubuntu / Debian / Linux Mint (and derivatives) :
sudo ucaresystem-core
If you want to shutdown your system after using the uCareSystem you can use the -s option :
sudo ucaresystem-core -s
When the next available release is availabe for Ubuntu (and official flavors) you can upgrade with -u:
sudo ucaresystem-core -u
If you are a tester, developer, or simply an enthusiast, you can upgrade to the next development cycle of Ubuntu (and official flavors) with -d which actually turns your Ubuntu into a rolling release distribution:
sudo ucaresystem-core -d
If your Ubuntu (and official flavors) has reached the EOL support you can upgrade to the next supported release with -eol:
sudo ucaresystem-core -eol
For information about all the availabe options / flags, start ucaresystem-core with -h option :
sudo ucaresystem-core -h
