Timeshift is hell of a useful utility for Ubuntu users. There are so many times when you may have broken your system and wished there was a tool like System Restore on Windows (or Time Machine on Mac) to get back to a Restore Point or snapshot. Admittedly, this is indeed an area where Linux was lacking a really useful functionality. Timeshift has just filled in the gap! Capabilities:
- Backs up only system files and settings
- Take incremental backups of your system at regular intervals
- Unmodified files are not backed up twice
- Return to a past snapshot
- Uses rsync and hard-links
- Automatic boot snapshots 30 minutes after system starts
- Runs at 30 minute intervals but takes snapshots only if required
- Uses tags to save more disk space
- System can be restored on the running system or from a live CD
- Cross-distro restoration for Ubuntu family of distros
- Minimal setup
To install on Ubuntu:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:teejee2008/ppa $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install timeshift
Webpage: Timeshift
UPDATE
Timeshift is available for BTRFS volumes now. To install on Ubuntu:
sudo apt-add-repository -y ppa:teejee2008/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install timeshift-btrfs
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