snapback on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "snapback" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install snapback on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall snapback on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "snapback" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone snapback's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapback.git 
            
                        
                ~/snapback
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/snapback folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/snapback
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the snapback package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 455628
Name: snapback
PackageBaseID: 126706
PackageBase: snapback
Version: 4-1
Description: Set of scripts to glue together snapshot capabilities from btrfs and backup solutions from borg in a reliable and automated way.
URL: https://github.com/kbabioch/snapback/
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: kbabioch
Submitter: kbabioch
FirstSubmitted: 1509136385
LastModified: 1509139455
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/snapback.tar.gz