From e9c05e4f5d6cf7cfe8f31c1de7c3b8cabd07aaf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Roso <alexander.roso@simplifier.io>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 15:45:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] aliases/apt: use nala if available

---
 aliases/apt | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/aliases/apt b/aliases/apt
index 14a2da7..92f4a33 100755
--- a/aliases/apt
+++ b/aliases/apt
@@ -8,19 +8,27 @@ grep -iq 'ID_LIKE=debian' /etc/os-release || \
 	grep -iq 'NAME=Debian' /etc/os-release || \
 	return
 
-alias xq="apt-cache search"
-alias xi="sudo apt-get install"
 alias xowner="dpkg -S"
 alias xfiles="dpkg -L"
+
 alias sv="systemctl"
 
-xupdate() {
-	sudo -v
-	echo "\e[1;32mUpdating package cache...\e[0m"
-	if sudo apt update 2>&1 | grep -q 'apt list --upgradable'; then
-		echo "\e[1;92mUpgrades available:\e[0m"
-		apt list --upgradable
-		echo "\e[1;92mRun upgrades?\e[0m"
-		read -q && sudo apt upgrade -y
-	fi
-}
+if (( $+commands[nala] )); then
+	alias xq="nala search"
+	alias xi="sudo nala install"
+	alias xupdate="sudo nala upgrade"
+else
+	alias xq="apt-cache search"
+	alias xi="sudo apt-get install"
+
+	xupdate() {
+		sudo -v
+		echo "\e[1;32mUpdating package cache...\e[0m"
+		if sudo apt update 2>&1 | grep -q 'apt list --upgradable'; then
+			echo "\e[1;92mUpgrades available:\e[0m"
+			apt list --upgradable
+			echo "\e[1;92mRun upgrades?\e[0m"
+			read -q && sudo apt upgrade -y
+		fi
+	}
+fi