How To Install timeshift on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install timeshift on Debian 12.
What is timeshift
timeshift is:
Timeshift is a system restore utility which takes snapshots of the system at regular intervals. These snapshots can be restored at a later date to undo system changes. Creates incremental snapshots using rsync or BTRFS snapshots using BTRFS tools.
There are three methods to install timeshift on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install timeshift Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install timeshift using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install timeshift
Install timeshift Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install timeshift using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install timeshift
Install timeshift 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install timeshift using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install timeshift
How To Uninstall timeshift on Debian 12
To uninstall only the timeshift package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove timeshift
Uninstall timeshift And Its Dependencies
To uninstall timeshift and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove timeshift
Remove timeshift Configurations and Data
To remove timeshift configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge timeshift
Remove timeshift configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove timeshift configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge timeshift
Dependencies
timeshift have the following dependencies:
- cron-daemon
- psmisc
- rsync
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
- libgee-0.8-2
- libglib2.0-0
- libgtk-3-0
- libjson-glib-1.0-0
- libvte-2.91-0
- libxapp1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install timeshift package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
