How to Install and Uninstall snapper Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: October 04,2024

1. Install "snapper" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install snapper on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall snapper on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the snapper package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: snapper
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.8.12-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hideki Yamane
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2117
Depends: libboost-thread1.71.0, libc6 (>= 2.17), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libmount1 (>= 2.24.2), libsnapper5 (>= 0.8.12), libstdc++6 (>= 9)
Enhances: btrfs-progs
Filename: pool/universe/s/snapper/snapper_0.8.12-1_amd64.deb
Size: 399468
MD5sum: 28e06cc6da6965d316ac06c5f6747941
SHA1: d4bc2832aea8bdcc60a3e4eb10584cc03c18167a
SHA256: a7ecf54a2cfe4c18e7e099ef1a686e73aa0092bf8ac5bb87a61fae1203c95995
SHA512: fa364e9125326991fd827abd4ffe38402724c585152f86e31c21b2ac79e5cf57cb101fee6288d3f972473ce1a8a8429d9308723527411bfafc9f6d44a3e54c8c
Homepage: http://snapper.io/
Description-en: 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: 24bd8c205566cf532c10f95f37e5ae33