swupd

Clear Linux software update and bundle manager

TLDR

Show the installed version and whether a newer one exists

$ swupd check-update

Update the OS to the newest version

$ sudo swupd update

List every bundle available, not just the installed ones

$ swupd bundle-list --all

Show what a bundle contains before installing it

$ swupd bundle-info [bundle]

Install one or more bundles

$ sudo swupd bundle-add [bundle1] [bundle2]

Remove bundles

$ sudo swupd bundle-remove [bundle1] [bundle2]

Repair files that are damaged or missing

$ sudo swupd repair

Turn automatic updates off

$ sudo swupd autoupdate --disable

Free the space used by cached update data

$ sudo swupd clean

swupd is the software update and bundle management tool for Clear Linux. Unlike traditional package managers, swupd manages bundles (collections of related packages) and uses file-level versioning similar to git, where each OS version represents a complete, consistent snapshot.Updates are highly efficient, downloading only changed files using binary deltas. The tool can verify system integrity, repair corrupted files, and manage automatic updates.

PARAMETERS

-b

Search for bundles (with search)

--all

Show all available bundles (with bundle-list)

--force

Force operation

--no-scripts

Skip post-update scripts

-h, --help

Display help

COMMANDS

update [version]

Update to latest or specified version

check-update

Check for available updates

bundle-list [--all]

List installed (or all available) bundles

bundle-add bundle

Install a bundle

bundle-remove bundle

Remove a bundle

search term

Find bundles containing search term

info

Display version and update server info

diagnose

Verify system files against manifest

repair

Fix detected file mismatches

autoupdate

Enable/disable automatic updates

clean

Remove cached files

CAVEATS

Requires network connectivity to update servers. Bundles include all dependencies; you cannot install individual packages. OS version numbers are not semantic; each represents a complete system state. Some bundles are large.

HISTORY

swupd was developed by Intel for Clear Linux, a performance-optimized Linux distribution first released in 2015. Clear Linux pioneered stateless computing and efficient update mechanisms. The swupd tool exemplifies Clear Linux's approach to software management with atomic updates and file-level verification.