diff --git a/bin/checkUpdates.sh b/bin/checkUpdates.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/checkUpdates.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+check_arch_updates() {
+    official_updates=0
+    aur_updates=0
+
+    if [ "$1" = "-y" ]; then
+        aur_updates=$(yay -Qum 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+    elif [ "$1" = "-p" ]; then
+        official_updates=$(checkupdates 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+    else
+        official_updates=$(checkupdates 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+        aur_updates=$(yay -Qum 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+    fi
+
+    total_updates=$((official_updates + aur_updates))
+
+    echo $total_updates
+}
+
+check_ubuntu_updates() {
+  result=$(apt-get -s -o Debug::NoLocking=true upgrade | grep -c ^Inst)
+  echo "$result"
+}
+
+check_fedora_updates() {
+  result=$(dnf check-update -q | grep -v '^Loaded plugins' | grep -v '^No match for' | wc -l)
+  echo "$result"
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+-arch)
+    check_arch_updates "$2"
+    ;;
+-ubuntu)
+    check_ubuntu_updates
+    ;;
+-fedora)
+    check_fedora_updates
+    ;;
+*)
+    echo "0"
+    ;;
+esac