How To Install apt-btrfs-snapshot on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-btrfs-snapshot on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is apt-btrfs-snapshot
apt-btrfs-snapshot is:
This will create a btrfs snapshot of the root filesystem each time that apt installs/removes/upgrades a software package.
A commandline tool called “apt-btrfs-snapshot” is also provided for easy access create/list/delete snapshots.
There are three methods to install apt-btrfs-snapshot on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install apt-btrfs-snapshot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-btrfs-snapshot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-btrfs-snapshot
Install apt-btrfs-snapshot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-btrfs-snapshot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-btrfs-snapshot
Install apt-btrfs-snapshot Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-btrfs-snapshot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-btrfs-snapshot
How To Uninstall apt-btrfs-snapshot on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the apt-btrfs-snapshot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-btrfs-snapshot
Uninstall apt-btrfs-snapshot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-btrfs-snapshot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-btrfs-snapshot
Remove apt-btrfs-snapshot Configurations and Data
To remove apt-btrfs-snapshot configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-btrfs-snapshot
Remove apt-btrfs-snapshot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-btrfs-snapshot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-btrfs-snapshot
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-btrfs-snapshot package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
