How to Install and Uninstall snapper Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "snapper" package

Please follow the instructions below to install snapper on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                snapper
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "snapper" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall snapper on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                snapper
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the snapper package on Kali Linux

Package: snapper
Source: snapper (0.10.6-1)
Version: 0.10.6-1+b1
Installed-Size: 2392
Maintainer: Hideki Yamane
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libboost-thread1.83.0 (>= 1.83.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libjson-c5 (>= 0.15), libmount1 (>= 2.24.2), libsnapper7 (>= 0.10.6), libstdc++6 (>= 13.1), libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Enhances: btrfs-progs
Size: 457876
SHA256: dbf984d60459a7fa41d5dcd4d49e2351060936a2899f222727548aca5c9ef3ad
SHA1: 54890ebfe5014bba25bf67026811feb3358a09ac
MD5sum: b45a7f5aa4041c5ecb311c232cc9d860
Description: Linux filesystem snapshot management tool
Snapper is a tool for Linux filesystem snapshot management. Apart from the
obvious creation and deletion of snapshots, it can compare snapshots and revert
differences between snapshots. In simple terms, this allows root and non-root
users to view older versions of files and revert changes.
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The features include:
* Manually create snapshots
* Automatically create snapshots, e.g. when using a package manager
* Automatically create timeline of snapshots
* Show and revert changes between snapshots
* Works with btrfs and thin-provisioned LVM volumes
* Supports Access Control Lists and Extended Attributes
* Automatic cleanup of old snapshots
* Command line interface
* D-Bus interface
* PAM module to create snapshots during login and logout (libpam-snapper)
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://snapper.io/
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/snapper/snapper_0.10.6-1+b1_amd64.deb