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#1 2020-11-26 21:20:29

tdowling
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[SOLVED] Timeshift Replacement

So with TimeShift flagged out of date, what would a suitable replacement be.  Or should I just run an rsync command and save a backup of my drive before every upgrade or change?

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#2 2020-11-26 22:25:11

lahwaacz
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Re: [SOLVED] Timeshift Replacement

Why do you need a replacement? Just wait until the package gets updated.

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#3 2020-11-26 23:22:07

GaKu999
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Re: [SOLVED] Timeshift Replacement

If you only want a justification for making your own for fun & giggles you can go ahead.

I did a pair of scripts to manage btrfs snapshots, and together with a instance systemd timer/service I’d say it does the trick at the simple featureless way possible.

And mixed with an alpm hook, I have the full pack for just what I needed.

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In any case, out of date is more a reminder for the maintainer, it will get updated with time.


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#4 2020-11-27 03:10:23

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Re: [SOLVED] Timeshift Replacement

The previous posts apparently refer to the AUR version, 20.03-1, Timeshift is available from Arch's Community repo. It's version 20.11.1, which appears to be current. https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift  Coincidentally, I installed Timeshift from the Community repo today and, once I saw this post, checked its version number. 

By the way, Timeshift 20.11.1 shows up in Pamac (from "official repositories"), but not when I search for the package at www.archlinux.org/packages.

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#5 2020-11-27 03:31:34

GaKu999
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Re: [SOLVED] Timeshift Replacement

jonathan47 wrote:

The previous posts apparently refer to the AUR version, 20.03-1, Timeshift is available from Arch's Community repo. It's version 20.11.1, which appears to be current. https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift  Coincidentally, I installed Timeshift from the Community repo today and, once I saw this post, checked its version number. 

By the way, Timeshift 20.11.1 shows up in Pamac (from "official repositories"), but not when I search for the package at www.archlinux.org/packages.

Nope to ye, timeshift is not in community, it's on aur on that version only.
Or you have an additional repo, or you are not using ArchLinux... either way, I don't rely on pamac, I have no way of knowing what wizardry you are doing.


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#6 2020-11-27 03:53:30

jonathan47
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Re: [SOLVED] Timeshift Replacement

GaKu999 wrote:
jonathan47 wrote:

The previous posts apparently refer to the AUR version, 20.03-1, Timeshift is available from Arch's Community repo. It's version 20.11.1, which appears to be current. https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift  Coincidentally, I installed Timeshift from the Community repo today and, once I saw this post, checked its version number. 

By the way, Timeshift 20.11.1 shows up in Pamac (from "official repositories"), but not when I search for the package at www.archlinux.org/packages.

Nope to ye, timeshift is not in community, it's on aur on that version only.
Or you have an additional repo, or you are not using ArchLinux... either way, I don't rely on pamac, I have no way of knowing what wizardry you are doing.

I'm using Manjaro. (Don't stone me.) That must be the reason for the difference.

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#7 2020-11-27 05:06:48

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Re: [SOLVED] Timeshift Replacement

jonathan47 wrote:

I'm using Manjaro. (Don't stone me.) That must be the reason for the difference.

So don't give misguided "support" here please. Manjaro is not Arch; this is a perfect example of why we don't support Manjaro. You sent OP on a wild goose chase looking for something that only exists in Manjaro.

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#8 2020-11-27 08:06:05

tucuxi
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Re: [SOLVED] Timeshift Replacement

I shifted from timeshift to borg a while ago and find it more suitable for my use case.

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#9 2020-11-27 16:01:34

tdowling
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Re: [SOLVED] Timeshift Replacement

Thanks everyone for the help.   I now have a better understanding on what the out of date means, as I always took it as the end of life of the package.  I like timeshift. 

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#10 2020-11-29 12:25:38

tronie.service
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Re: [SOLVED] Timeshift Replacement

timeshift is now updated in AUR to version 20.11.1-1. To install it you need to temporary downgrade xapp to version 1.8.10. After installing timeshift xapp can be upgraded to current version again.

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#11 2020-11-30 03:50:01

tdowling
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Re: [SOLVED] Timeshift Replacement

tronie.service wrote:

timeshift is now updated in AUR to version 20.11.1-1. To install it you need to temporary downgrade xapp to version 1.8.10. After installing timeshift xapp can be upgraded to current version again.

Looks like they might have fixed this already.  I successfully installed with

xapp-2.0.0-1

I was able to backup my drive successfully as well.  Lets see if I get any errors. smile

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