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This makes Arch Linux's pacman use
[snapper](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Snapper) to automatically take a
pre and post snapshot before and after pacman transactions, similar to how YaST
does with OpenSuse. This provides a simple way to undo changes to a system after
a pacman transaction.
pre and post snapshot before and after pacman transactions using pacman's hooks
feature, similar to how YaST does with OpenSuse. This provides a simple way to
undo changes to a system after a pacman transaction.
The snapshots are set up to use snapper's `number` algorithm. That is, snapper
will periodically clean up snapshots tagged with `number` after reaching a set
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[grub-btrfs](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/grub-btrfs-git/) to populate
your GRUB menu with the ability to boot into snapshots.
After installation, the hooks are located at `/usr/share/libalpm/hooks` and the
After installation, the hooks are located at `/usr/share/libalpm/hooks`, and the
scripts are located at `/usr/share/libalpm/hooks.bin/snap-pac`.
## Usage
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$ pacman -Qi nano
error: package 'nano' was not found
## References
* [snapper homepage](http://snapper.io/)
* [Btrfs homepage](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Btrfs)
* [ArchWiki Snapper article](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Snapper)
* [ArchWiki Btrfs article](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Btrfs)
* `man alpm-hooks`
* `man snapper`
* `man btrfs`
## License
snap-pac
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
## See also
* [ArchWiki Btrfs article](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Btrfs)
* [ArchWiki Snapper article](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Snapper)
* [Btrfs homepage](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Btrfs)
* [snapper homepage](http://snapper.io/)
* `man alpm-hooks`
* `man btrfs`
* `man snapper`