Update Channels

Genesi packages are delivered through two channels, and you can switch between them with genesi-channel:

• Stable — the default. Packages published from the main branch.
• Testing — earlier access to changes, published from develop. Expect more churn and the occasional rough edge.

# Check or switch channel
genesi-channel            # show current channel
sudo genesi-channel stable
sudo genesi-channel testing

After switching, update normally:

sudo pacman -Syu

Update notifier

genesi-update provides an interactive update notifier and applier with a system-tray applet, so you're prompted when new Genesi (and system) packages are available — no need to poll pacman manually.