How to Install and Uninstall snapper Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "snapper" package

This is a short guide on how to install snapper on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall snapper on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: snapper
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 930
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Nicolas Dandrimont
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.2.4-1ubuntu1
Depends: libboost-system1.58.0, libboost-thread1.58.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.1.1), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libsnapper2v5 (>= 0.2.4), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Filename: pool/universe/s/snapper/snapper_0.2.4-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 196282
MD5sum: a8d22816fdebaf8c8169c1370c475b78
SHA1: 078dbd7844563dc013c4703a91ccef38f427bac9
SHA256: 1de5b0ad5bd009c92613661da067ac54c5ab1d2b10e0b4a80a2637b8eb98e865
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, ext4 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: ba4a570c829f9e7876429dac28981933
Homepage: http://snapper.io/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu