timeshift VS timeshift-autosnap-apt

Timeshift in linux mint doesn't have the requested features yet, but they are requested: https://github.com/linuxmint/timeshift/issues/230 https://github.com/linuxmint/timeshift/issues/199

In case you weren't aware:

Timeshift

> System restore tool for Linux. Creates filesystem snapshots using rsync+hardlinks, or BTRFS snapshots. Supports scheduled snapshots, multiple backup levels, and exclude filters. Snapshots can be restored while system is running or from Live CD/USB.

https://github.com/linuxmint/timeshift

Timeshift

Timeshift is one example of a management utility with a GUI that allows you to do that. It comes preinstalled with Manjaro GNOME, at least when installed with btrfs, and saved me many times over the years.

Have you considered usibg something like timeshift?

that looks like it might be the same problem described here: https://github.com/linuxmint/timeshift/issues/152

📷 NOTE 📷 Timeshift is now maintained by the Linux Mint project. Any feature requests, pull requests, or issues should be submitted to the Linux Mint repository.

use this todo backups https://github.com/linuxmint/timeshift

I don't mean "the flatpak package" (which, btw, I would not guarantee will remain and be well-maintained in the official repo as opposed to a PPA), I mean "flatpak builds of the flavor's internal packages" like settings and tweak tools. Imagine, for example, if Mint decided to follow suit and said that the only official way to install Timeshift was via snap. Sure, there would be unofficial builds--I myself have it installed from the AUR--but that comes with a certain expectation of additional jank.

Add timeshift-autosnap-apt so that it generates a snapshot at the beginning of every update: https://github.com/wmutschl/timeshift-autosnap-apt

grub-btrfs - Improves grub by adding "btrfs snapshots" to the grub menu. You can boot your system on a "snapshot" from the grub menu. Supports manual snapshots, snapper, TimeShift ... timeshift-autosnap-apt - * Timeshift auto-snapshot script which runs before any apt/apt-get update|install|remove using a DPkg::Pre-Invoke hook in APT.

Timeshift with timeshift-autosnap-apt.

hint: you can configure timeshift to run before each apt command via timeshift-autosnap (I still have to set it up and test it)

I recommend you include timeshift-autosnap-apt and boot time snapshots and increase the number of each to something useful like +30.

I use https://github.com/wmutschl/timeshift-autosnap-apt for automatic snapshots for apt commands.

You might want to take a look at this: https://github.com/wmutschl/timeshift-autosnap-apt

A minimum setup would be Timeshift and wmutschl/timeshift-autosnap-apt configured just to do apt system snapshots.