diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02350bb..985a2cc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -395,9 +395,11 @@ Supported platforms: platform independent.
 
 - Arguments:
   * Takes the Linux or BSD distribution name as an argument, i.e. `"Arch"`,
-    `"FreeBSD"`
+    `"Arch C"`, `"Arch S"`, `"Debian"`, `"Ubuntu"`, `"Fedora"`, `"FreeBSD"`,
+    `"Mandriva"`
 - Returns:
-  * Returns 1st value as the count of available updates
+  * Returns 1st value as the count of available updates, 2nd as the list of
+    packages to update
 
 **vicious.widgets.raid**
 
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index f236007..3751fa1 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -49,38 +49,52 @@ local function update(widget, reg, disablecache)
     local t = os.time()
     local data = {}
 
-    -- Check for chached output newer than the last update
-    if widget_cache[reg.wtype] ~= nil then
-        local c = widget_cache[reg.wtype]
-
-        if (c.time == nil or c.time <= t-reg.timer) or disablecache then
-            c.time, c.data = t, reg.wtype(reg.format, reg.warg)
+    local function format_data(data)
+        local ret
+        if type(data) == "table" then
+            if type(reg.format) == "string" then
+                ret = helpers.format(reg.format, data)
+            elseif type(reg.format) == "function" then
+                ret = reg.format(widget, data)
+            end
         end
-
-        data = c.data
-    else
-        data = reg.wtype and reg.wtype(reg.format, reg.warg)
+        return ret or data
     end
 
-    if type(data) == "table" then
-        if type(reg.format) == "string" then
-            data = helpers.format(reg.format, data)
-        elseif type(reg.format) == "function" then
-            data = reg.format(widget, data)
+    local function update_value(data, t, cache)
+        if widget.add_value ~= nil then
+            widget:add_value(tonumber(data) and tonumber(data)/100)
+        elseif widget.set_value ~= nil then
+            widget:set_value(tonumber(data) and tonumber(data)/100)
+        elseif widget.set_markup ~= nil then
+            widget:set_markup(data)
+        else
+            widget.text = data
+        end
+        -- Update cache
+        if t and cache then
+            cache.time, cache.data = t, data
         end
     end
-
-    if widget.add_value ~= nil then
-        widget:add_value(tonumber(data) and tonumber(data)/100)
-    elseif widget.set_value ~= nil then
-        widget:set_value(tonumber(data) and tonumber(data)/100)
-    elseif widget.set_markup ~= nil then
-        widget:set_markup(data)
-    else
-        widget.text = data
+    
+    -- Check for cached output newer than the last update
+    local c = widget_cache[reg.wtype]
+    if c and c.time and c.data and t < c.time+reg.timer and not disablecache then
+        return update_value(format_data(c.data))
+    elseif reg.wtype then
+        if reg.wtype.async then
+            if not reg.lock then
+                reg.lock = true
+                return reg.wtype.async(reg.warg, 
+                    function(data)
+                        update_value(format_data(data), t, c)
+                        reg.lock=false
+                    end)
+            end
+        else
+            return update_value(format_data(reg.wtype(nil, reg.warg)), t, c)
+        end
     end
-
-    return data
 end
 -- }}}
 
@@ -147,6 +161,7 @@ function vicious.register(widget, wtype, format, timer, warg)
     local reg = {
         -- Set properties
         wtype  = wtype,
+        lock   = false,
         format = format,
         timer  = timer,
         warg   = warg,
diff --git a/widgets/pkg_all.lua b/widgets/pkg_all.lua
index 3899554..5a812e2 100644
--- a/widgets/pkg_all.lua
+++ b/widgets/pkg_all.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 local io = { popen = io.popen }
 local math = { max = math.max }
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
+local spawn = require("awful.spawn")
 -- }}}
 
 
@@ -16,11 +17,10 @@ local pkg_all = {}
 
 
 -- {{{ Packages widget type
-local function worker(format, warg)
+function pkg_all.async(warg, callback)
     if not warg then return end
 
     -- Initialize counters
-    local updates = 0
     local manager = {
         ["Arch"]   = { cmd = "pacman -Qu" },
         ["Arch C"] = { cmd = "checkupdates" },
@@ -33,16 +33,34 @@ local function worker(format, warg)
     }
 
     -- Check if updates are available
-    local _pkg = manager[warg]
-    local f = io.popen(_pkg.cmd)
-
-    for line in f:lines() do
-        updates = updates + 1
+    local function parse(str, skiprows)
+        local size, lines, first = 0, "", skiprows or 0
+        for line in str:gmatch("[^\r\n]+") do
+            if size >= first then
+                lines = lines .. (size == first and "" or "\n") .. line
+            end
+            size = size + 1
+        end
+        size = math.max(size-first, 0)
+        return {size, lines}
     end
-    f:close()
-
-    return {_pkg.sub and math.max(updates-_pkg.sub, 0) or updates}
+    
+    -- Select command
+    local _pkg = manager[warg]
+    spawn.easy_async(_pkg.cmd, function(stdout) callback(parse(stdout, _pkg.sub)) end)
 end
 -- }}}
 
+-- {{{ Packages widget type
+local function worker(format, warg)
+    local ret = nil
+    
+    pkg_all.async(warg, function(data) ret = data end)
+
+    while ret==nil do end
+    return ret
+end
+-- }}}
+
+
 return setmetatable(pkg_all, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })