We have already added the Omarchy repo before getting to here

So fine to just do a straight install

bin/omarchy-install-dev-env

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
 fi
 
 install_php() {
-  sudo pacman -Sy php composer php-sqlite --noconfirm
+  sudo pacman -S php composer php-sqlite --noconfirm
 
   # Install Path for Composer
   if [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$HOME/.config/composer/vendor/bin:"* ]]; then

bin/omarchy-install-steam

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 echo "Adding multilib repository for 32-bit compatibility"
 sudo sed -i '/^\s*#\[multilib\]/,/^$/{s/^\s*#//}' /etc/pacman.conf
-sudo pacman -Sy
 
 echo "Now pick dependencies matching your graphics card"
-sudo pacman -S steam
+sudo pacman -Syu steam
 setsid gtk-launch steam >/dev/null 2>&1 &

bin/omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cmd="$*"
+setsid alacritty --class Omarchy -e bash -c "omarchy-show-logo; $cmd; omarchy-show-done"

bin/omarchy-menu

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ terminal() {
 }
 
 present_terminal() {
-  alacritty --class Omarchy -e bash -c "omarchy-show-logo; eval \"$1\"; omarchy-show-done;"
+  omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation $1
 }
 
 edit_in_nvim() {
@@ -35,23 +35,23 @@ edit_in_nvim() {
 }
 
 install() {
-  present_terminal "echo 'Installing $1...'; sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm $2"
+  present_terminal "echo 'Installing $1...'; sudo pacman -S --noconfirm $2"
 }
 
 install_and_launch() {
-  present_terminal "echo 'Installing $1...'; sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm $2 && setsid gtk-launch $3"
+  present_terminal "echo 'Installing $1...'; sudo pacman -S --noconfirm $2 && setsid gtk-launch $3"
 }
 
 install_font() {
-  present_terminal "echo 'Installing $1...'; sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm --needed $2 && sleep 2 && omarchy-font-set '$3'"
+  present_terminal "echo 'Installing $1...'; sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --needed $2 && sleep 2 && omarchy-font-set '$3'"
 }
 
 aur_install() {
-  present_terminal "echo 'Installing $1 from AUR...'; yay -Sy --noconfirm $2"
+  present_terminal "echo 'Installing $1 from AUR...'; yay -S --noconfirm $2"
 }
 
 aur_install_and_launch() {
-  present_terminal "echo 'Installing $1 from AUR...'; yay -Sy --noconfirm $2 && setsid gtk-launch $3"
+  present_terminal "echo 'Installing $1 from AUR...'; yay -S --noconfirm $2 && setsid gtk-launch $3"
 }
 
 show_learn_menu() {
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ go_to_menu() {
   *remove*) show_remove_menu ;;
   *update*) show_update_menu ;;
   *system*) show_system_menu ;;
-  *about*) terminal bash -c 'fastfetch; read -n 1 -s' ;;
+  *about*) alacritty --class Omarchy -o font.size=9 -e bash -c 'fastfetch; read -n 1 -s' ;;
   esac
 }
 

bin/omarchy-pkg-aur-install

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pkg_names=$(yay -Slqa | fzf "${fzf_args[@]}")
 
 if [[ -n "$pkg_names" ]]; then
   # Convert newline-separated selections to space-separated for yay
-  echo "$pkg_names" | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs yay -Sy --noconfirm
+  echo "$pkg_names" | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs yay -S --noconfirm
   sudo updatedb
   omarchy-show-done
 fi

bin/omarchy-pkg-ignored

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+IGNORED_PACKAGES_FILE="$OMARCHY_PATH/install/packages.ignored"
+
+if [[ -f $IGNORED_PACKAGES_FILE ]]; then
+  tr '\r\n' ',' <"$IGNORED_PACKAGES_FILE" | sed 's/,$//'
+fi

bin/omarchy-pkg-install

@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@ fzf_args=(
   --color 'pointer:green,marker:green'
 )
 
-sudo pacman -Sy
 pkg_names=$(pacman -Slq | fzf "${fzf_args[@]}")
 
 if [[ -n "$pkg_names" ]]; then
   # Convert newline-separated selections to space-separated for yay
-  echo "$pkg_names" | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm
+  echo "$pkg_names" | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo pacman -S --noconfirm
   sudo updatedb
   omarchy-show-done
 fi

bin/omarchy-pkg-pinned

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+PINNED_PACKAGES_FILE="$OMARCHY_PATH/install/packages.pinned"
+
+if [[ -f $PINNED_PACKAGES_FILE ]]; then
+  tr '\r\n' ',' <"$PINNED_PACKAGES_FILE" | sed 's/,$//'
+fi

bin/omarchy-refresh-fastfetch

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+omarchy-refresh-config fastfetch/config.jsonc

bin/omarchy-update-available

@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Ensure remote is reachable
-if ! git -C "$OMARCHY_PATH" ls-remote &>/dev/null; then
-  echo "Error: Unable to reach remote repository."
+# Get remote tag
+latest_tag=$(git -C "$OMARCHY_PATH" ls-remote --tags origin | grep -v "{}" | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's#refs/tags/##' | sort -V | tail -n 1)
+if [[ -z "$latest_tag" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: Could not retrieve latest tag."
   exit 1
 fi
 
-latest_tag=$(git -C "$OMARCHY_PATH" ls-remote --tags origin | grep -v "{}" | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's#refs/tags/##' | sort -V | tail -n 1)
+# Get local tag
 current_tag=$(git -C "$OMARCHY_PATH" describe --tags $(git -C "$OMARCHY_PATH" rev-list --tags --max-count=1))
+if [[ -z "$current_tag" ]]; then
+  echo "Error: Could not retrieve current tag."
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 if [[ "$current_tag" != "$latest_tag" ]]; then
   echo "Omarchy update available ($latest_tag)"

bin/omarchy-update-system-pkgs

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 echo -e "\e[32m\nUpdate system packages\e[0m"
-sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm
-echo
+echo "sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm --ignore \"$(omarchy-pkg-ignored)\""
+sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm --ignore "$(omarchy-pkg-ignored)"
 
 if omarchy-pkg-aur-accessible; then
   echo -e "\e[32m\nUpdate AUR packages\e[0m"
-  yay -Syu --noconfirm
+  echo "yay -Syu --noconfirm  --ignore \"$(omarchy-pkg-ignored)\""
+  yay -Syu --noconfirm --ignore "$(omarchy-pkg-ignored)"
   echo
 else
   echo -e "\e[31m\nAUR is unavailable (so skipping updates)\e[0m"

boot.sh

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ansi_art='                 ▄▄▄
 clear
 echo -e "\n$ansi_art\n"
 
-sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm --needed git
+sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm --needed git
 
 # Use custom repo if specified, otherwise default to basecamp/omarchy
 OMARCHY_REPO="${OMARCHY_REPO:-basecamp/omarchy}"

config/fastfetch/config.jsonc

@@ -63,41 +63,14 @@
       "format": "\u001b[90m┌──────────────────────Software──────────────────────┐"
     },
     {
-      "type": "os",
-      "key": "󰣇 OS",
-      "keyColor": "yellow"
+      "type": "command",
+      "key": "\ue900 OS",
+      "keyColor": "blue",
+      "text": "version=$(omarchy-version); echo \"Omarchy $version\""
     },
     {
       "type": "kernel",
       "key": "│ ├",
-      "keyColor": "yellow"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "packages",
-      "key": "│ ├󰏖",
-      "keyColor": "yellow"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "shell",
-      "key": "└ └",
-      "keyColor": "yellow"
-    },
-    "break",
-    {
-      "type": "command",
-      "key": "Ø Omarchy",
-      "keyColor": "blue",
-      "text": "version=$(git -C ~/.local/share/omarchy describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null); echo \"$version\""
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "command",
-      "key": "│ ├󰸌",
-      "keyColor": "blue",
-      "text": "theme=$(omarchy-theme-current); echo -e \"$theme \\e[38m●\\e[37m●\\e[36m●\\e[35m●\\e[34m●\\e[33m●\\e[32m●\\e[31m●\""
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "de",
-      "key": " DE",
       "keyColor": "blue"
     },
     {
@@ -105,29 +78,35 @@
       "key": "│ ├",
       "keyColor": "blue"
     },
+    {
+      "type": "de",
+      "key": " DE",
+      "keyColor": "blue"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "terminal",
+      "key": "│ ├",
+      "keyColor": "blue"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "packages",
+      "key": "│ ├󰏖",
+      "keyColor": "blue"
+    },
     {
       "type": "wmtheme",
       "key": "│ ├󰉼",
       "keyColor": "blue"
     },
     {
-      "type": "icons",
-      "key": "│ ├󰀻",
-      "keyColor": "blue"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "cursor",
-      "key": "│ ├",
-      "keyColor": "blue"
+      "type": "command",
+      "key": "│ ├󰸌",
+      "keyColor": "blue",
+      "text": "theme=$(omarchy-theme-current); echo -e \"$theme \\e[38m●\\e[37m●\\e[36m●\\e[35m●\\e[34m●\\e[33m●\\e[32m●\\e[31m●\""
     },
     {
       "type": "terminalfont",
-      "key": "│ ├",
-      "keyColor": "blue"
-    },
-    {
-      "type": "terminal",
-      "key": "└ └",
+      "key": "└ └",
       "keyColor": "blue"
     },
     {

config/hypr/bindings.conf

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 $terminal = uwsm app -- alacritty
 $browser = omarchy-launch-browser
 
-bindd = SUPER, return, Terminal, exec, $terminal --working-directory $(omarchy-cmd-terminal-cwd)
+bindd = SUPER, return, Terminal, exec, $terminal --working-directory=$(omarchy-cmd-terminal-cwd)
 bindd = SUPER, F, File manager, exec, uwsm app -- nautilus --new-window
 bindd = SUPER, B, Browser, exec, $browser
 bindd = SUPER, M, Music, exec, uwsm app -- spotify

config/waybar/config.jsonc

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   "custom/update": {
     "format": "",
     "exec": "omarchy-update-available",
-    "on-click": "alacritty --class Omarchy --title Omarchy -e omarchy-update",
+    "on-click": "omarchy-launch-floating-terminal-with-presentation omarchy-update",
     "tooltip-format": "Omarchy update available",
     "interval": 3600
   },

install.sh

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/xcompose.sh
 source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/mise-ruby.sh
 source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/docker.sh
 source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/mimetypes.sh
+source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/localdb.sh
 source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/hardware/network.sh
 source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/hardware/fix-fkeys.sh
 source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/config/hardware/bluetooth.sh
@@ -51,11 +52,8 @@ source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/login/plymouth.sh
 source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/login/limine-snapper.sh
 source $OMARCHY_INSTALL/login/alt-bootloaders.sh
 
-# Updates
-sudo updatedb
-
-# Update system packages
-sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm
+# Pin bad packages
+sudo pacman -U --noconfirm https://pkgs.omarchy.org/x86_64/abseil-cpp-20250512.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
 
 # Reboot
 clear

install/config/hardware/nvidia.sh

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if [ -n "$(lspci | grep -i 'nvidia')" ]; then
   fi
 
   # force package database refresh
-  sudo pacman -Syy
+  sudo pacman -Syu
 
   # Install packages
   PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=(

install/config/localdb.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Update localdb so that locate will find everything installed
+sudo updatedb

install/packages.ignored

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+abseil-cpp

install/packages.pinned

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+https://pkgs.omarchy.org/x86_64/abseil-cpp-20250512.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

install/packaging/pins.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# We pin explicit packages that are bad upstream here
+pinned_packages=$(omarchy-pkg-pinned)
+
+if [[ -n $pinned_packages ]]; then
+  echo -e "\e[32m\nInstall pinned system packages\e[0m"
+
+  for pinned in $pinned_packages; do
+    echo "sudo pacman -U --noconfirm $pinned"
+    sudo pacman -U --noconfirm $pinned
+  done
+fi

install/preflight/repositories.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # Install build tools
-sudo pacman -Sy --needed --noconfirm base-devel
+sudo pacman -S --needed --noconfirm base-devel
 
 # Add fun and color and verbosity to the pacman installer
 if ! grep -q "ILoveCandy" /etc/pacman.conf; then
@@ -30,16 +30,10 @@ if [[ "$(uname -m)" == "x86_64" ]] && [ -z "$DISABLE_CHAOTIC" ]; then
     if ! grep -q "chaotic-aur" /etc/pacman.conf; then
       echo -e '\n[chaotic-aur]\nInclude = /etc/pacman.d/chaotic-mirrorlist' | sudo tee -a /etc/pacman.conf >/dev/null
     fi
-
-    # Refresh all repos
-    sudo pacman -Sy
   else
     echo -e "Failed to install Chaotic-AUR, so won't include it in pacman config!"
   fi
 fi
 
-# Allow repository index updates without sudo
-sudo tee /etc/sudoers.d/repositories >/dev/null <<EOF
-$USER ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/pacman -Sy
-EOF
-sudo chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/repositories
+# Refresh all repos
+sudo pacman -Syu

migrations/1751134561.sh

@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ echo "Add Omarchy Package Repository"
 if ! grep -q "omarchy" /etc/pacman.conf; then
   sudo sed -i '/^\[core\]/i [omarchy]\nSigLevel = Optional TrustAll\nServer = https:\/\/pkgs.omarchy.org\/$arch\/\n' /etc/pacman.conf
   sudo systemctl restart systemd-timesyncd
-  sudo pacman -Sy
+  sudo pacman -Syu
 fi

migrations/1752091783.sh

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 echo "Install Plymouth splash screen"
 
-sudo pacman -Sy --needed --noconfirm uwsm plymouth
+sudo pacman -S --needed --noconfirm uwsm plymouth
 source "$HOME/.local/share/omarchy/install/login/plymouth.sh"

migrations/1752981883.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 echo "Replace wofi with walker as the default launcher"
 
 if ! command -v walker &>/dev/null; then
-  sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm --needed walker-bin libqalculate
+  sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --needed walker-bin libqalculate
 
   sudo pacman -Rns --noconfirm wofi
   rm -rf ~/.config/wofi

migrations/1753352057.sh

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if [[ "$(uname -m)" == "x86_64" ]] && ! grep -q '^\[chaotic-aur\]' /etc/pacman.c
     echo -e '\n[chaotic-aur]\nInclude = /etc/pacman.d/chaotic-mirrorlist' | sudo tee -a /etc/pacman.conf >/dev/null
 
     # Refresh pacman package databases
-    sudo pacman -Sy
+    sudo pacman -Syu
   else
     echo "Failed to install Chaotic-AUR, so won't include it in pacman config!"
   fi

migrations/1754509222.sh

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 echo "Add xmlstarlet needed for updating fonts via Omarchy menu"
 
-sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm --needed xmlstarlet
+sudo pacman -S --noconfirm --needed xmlstarlet

migrations/1754515289.sh

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 echo "Update and restart Walker to resolve stuck Omarchy menu"
 
-sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm walker-bin
+sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm walker-bin
 omarchy-restart-walker

migrations/1755164105.sh

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ set_theme_colors() {
 
 if command -v chromium &>/dev/null; then
   sudo pacman -Rns --noconfirm chromium || true
-  sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm omarchy-chromium
+  sudo pacman -S --noconfirm omarchy-chromium
 
   if pgrep -x chromium; then
     if gum confirm "Chromium must be restarted. Ready?"; then

migrations/1755795450.sh

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 echo "Ensure latest uwsm is installed"
 
-sudo pacman -Sy --noconfirm uwsm
+sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm uwsm

migrations/1755870033.sh

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 echo "Use current terminal shell cwd for new terminal working directories"
 
-sed -i 's|bindd = SUPER, return, Terminal, exec, \$terminal|bindd = SUPER, return, Terminal, exec, $terminal --working-directory $(omarchy-cmd-terminal-cwd)|' ~/.config/hypr/bindings.conf
+if ! grep -q "working-directory" ~/.config/hypr/bindings.conf; then
+  sed -i '/bindd = SUPER, return, Terminal, exec, \$terminal/ s|$| --working-directory=$(omarchy-cmd-terminal-cwd)|' ~/.config/hypr/bindings.conf
+fi

migrations/1756103168.sh

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-echo "Allow pacman -Sy without sudo to easier installs"
-
-sudo tee /etc/sudoers.d/repositories >/dev/null <<EOF
-$USER ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/pacman -Sy
-EOF
-sudo chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/repositories

migrations/1756208867.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+echo "Update fastfetch config"
+
+omarchy-refresh-config fastfetch/config.jsonc

migrations/1756284863.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+echo "Pin abseil-cpp as the latest package is broken"
+
+sudo pacman -U --noconfirm https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/u/uwsm/uwsm-0.23.0-1-any.pkg.tar.zst

migrations/1756300740.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+echo "Remove no-longer-needed sudoless package listing updates"
+
+sudo rm -f /etc/sudoers.d/repositories