https://rajp152k.github.io/tags/snapshots/Recent content in Snapshots on (bit-mage)Hugoen-usMon, 20 Apr 2026 18:42:10 +0530https://rajp152k.github.io/post/snapper-on-arch/Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:42:10 +0530https://rajp152k.github.io/post/snapper-on-arch/<p>had thinkpad to spare; old opensuse tumbleweed; snapper on btrfs was convenient post mess ups.</p> <p>don&rsquo;t like distrohopping, like rolling releases, like docs, like snapper - installed arch (arch wiki&rsquo;s great), will hijack with bedrock linux <sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote-ref" role="doc-noteref">1</a></sup> some day.</p> <p>installed with minimal defaults first(systemd-boot instead of grub), later decided to setup snapper : an involved process: crude state transitions as follows:</p> <ul> <li>systemd-boot + UKI -&gt; grub + initramfs <ul> <li>grub-btrfs convenience</li> <li>readily shows snapper snapshots</li> </ul> </li> <li>setup pacman (pre and post mutation, temporal) snapper snapshot creation and cleanup hooks</li> </ul> <p>been my DD for a while now : sway + waybar, wayland, gcc emacs, tmux, some handrolled CSS, a bunch of TUIs: been fun</p>