Which ROOT filesystem

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  • TimeShift

    Discontinued 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.

    Have a look at timeahift and btrbk.

  • btrbk

    Tool for creating snapshots and remote backups of btrfs subvolumes

    Have a look at timeahift and btrbk.

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

  • grub-btrfs

    Include btrfs snapshots at boot options. (Grub menu)

    Instead of messing with the live ISO, you could just boot straight into a snapshot which can be done with GRUB or rEFInd.

  • refind-btrfs

    Generate rEFInd manual boot stanzas from Btrfs snapshots

    Instead of messing with the live ISO, you could just boot straight into a snapshot which can be done with GRUB or rEFInd.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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