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41 lines
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# Snapper
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## Snapper Installation
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We'll be using snapper, a tool for automating and controlling snapshot behavior.
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```bash
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dnf install snapper dnf-plugin-snapper
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# Allow selinux management
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semanage permissive -a snapperd_t
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# Note, if you mess something up you can run snapper -c root delete-config to delete
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# System configs are stored in /etc/sysconfig/snapper as well as /etc/snapper
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snapper -c root create-config /
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snapper -c data create-config /path/to/other/data
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# Enable automatic snapshots
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systemctl enable --now snapper-timeline.timer
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# Enable automatic cleanup
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systemctl enable --now snapper-cleanup.timer
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# Enable snapshots on boot
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systemctl enable --now snapper-boot.timer
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```
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## Snapper Cleanup
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```bash
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# List snapshots
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snapper -c root list
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# Create snapshot manually
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snapper -c root create --description "test snapshot"
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# Delete first snapshot
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snapper -c root delete 1
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# Delete snapshots between 655-857
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snapper -c root delete 655-857
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```
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Note - you probably don't want to keep yearly snapshots.
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Edit `/etc/snapper/configs/root` and change `TIMELINE_LIMIT_YEARLY=` to `0`.
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