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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "timeshift" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install timeshift on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall timeshift on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


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

Package: timeshift
Architecture: amd64
Version: 20.03+ds-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Yanhao Mo
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3245
Depends: psmisc, rsync, libc6 (>= 2.4), libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libgee-0.8-2 (>= 0.8.3), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.16.2), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 0.13.2), libvte-2.91-0
Replaces: timeshift-btrfs
Filename: pool/universe/t/timeshift/timeshift_20.03+ds-2_amd64.deb
Size: 640180
MD5sum: 356e1dc66defab620ac8725b3e4b0e1a
SHA1: f15d626e86df34c5f1f88f0943c11baa52ee574b
SHA256: 600a6cda71c4f281ac832b1725603ff5558b12a5353cf6d3d1e368f6c3570bde
SHA512: c8e62915e51c63b28bb2725d0fd8e6a729c31084ae5e7ac3616db407bf141746d8055d8087cda655751bad5abaebe6cb6cdd99d097ac19f65429c31ef9df130d
Homepage: https://teejeetech.in/timeshift/
Description-en: System restore utility
Timeshift is a system restore utility which takes snapshots
of the system at regular intervals. These snapshots can be restored
at a later date to undo system changes. Creates incremental snapshots
using rsync or BTRFS snapshots using BTRFS tools.
Description-md5: 111bc23f71315a6e4f214d083796ab9c