BTRFS snapshots?

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  • 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. (by linuxmint)

  • I'm not using Tuxedo OS, but you can simply install https://github.com/linuxmint/timeshift for BTRFS snapshots and restore.

  • snapper-gui

    GUI for snapper, a tool for Linux filesystem snapshot management, works with btrfs, ext4 and thin-provisioned LVM volumes

  • An alternative GUI is snapper-gui: https://github.com/ricardomv/snapper-gui

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  • apt-btrfs-snapper

    Take BTRFS snapper snappshots after each apt-get transaction. A fork of apt-btrfs-snapshot. (by agronick)

  • For auto snapshots check out apt-btrfs-snapper: https://github.com/agronick/apt-btrfs-snapper

  • timeshift-autosnap-apt

    Timeshift auto-snapshot script for Ubuntu and Debian based systems which creates snapshots of your system with timeshift before a package install, remove or upgrade using DPkg::Pre-Invoke hook in apt. Fork of timeshift-autosnap from AUR.

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

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