How to Install and Uninstall apt-btrfs-snapshot Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "apt-btrfs-snapshot" package

Please follow the steps below to install apt-btrfs-snapshot on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                apt-btrfs-snapshot
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "apt-btrfs-snapshot" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall apt-btrfs-snapshot on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apt-btrfs-snapshot
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apt-btrfs-snapshot package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: apt-btrfs-snapshot
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 91
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Architecture: all
Version: 0.3.4.2
Depends: python (>= 2.7), python (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2), python3:any (>= 3.3.2-2~), python3, btrfs-tools
Filename: pool/universe/a/apt-btrfs-snapshot/apt-btrfs-snapshot_0.3.4.2_all.deb
Size: 7272
MD5sum: e98cf86643c994c7bfb048f1fc976ab9
SHA1: b46121f948db30fc5552fdaf55ea849953f6d9e7
SHA256: 638bb1b119b30e1a53ec899e9ecbd1a00a94928ad0792d9a20360231b0940aa7
Description-en: Automatically create snapshot on apt operations
This will create a btrfs snapshot of the root filesystem each time
that apt installs/removes/upgrades a software package.
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A commandline tool called "apt-btrfs-snapshot" is also provided
for easy access create/list/delete snapshots.
Description-md5: 1f729d91bce55160b9173cebcb88cbf5
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu