diff --git a/home_external/.bash_aliases_extra b/home_external/.bash_aliases_extra
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad0a437
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+++ b/home_external/.bash_aliases_extra
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+updateSystem() {
+   noconfirm=
+   if [[ $1 == "-y" ]]; then
+      noconfirm="--assume-yes"
+   fi
+   full=
+   if [[ $2 == "--full" ]]; then
+      full="full-"
+   fi
+   executeAndNotify "doUpdateSystem $noconfirm $full" "system updated" "system update failed";
+}
+
+
+doUpdateSystem() {
+   sudo apt update;
+   sudo apt ${2}upgrade $1;
+   sudo apt autoremove $1;
+}