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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.
does with OpenSuse. This provides a simple way to undo changes to a system after
a pacman transaction.
*Note:* The scripts only take snapshots of the subvolume mounted at `/`; other
subvolumes are not included. You must modify the scripts to include other
subvolumes. It's recommended that you create subvolumes of directories you do
*not* want included (*e.g.* `/var/cache/pacman/pkg`).
The scripts are set up to use the `number` algorithm. That is, snapper will
periodically clean up snapshots tagged with `number` after reaching a set
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
threshold in the snapper configuration file.
Additionally the package provides a hook to regenerate your GRUB configuration
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[grub-btrfs](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/grub-btrfs-git/). If you don't
use grub-btrfs, then you should remove `99_grub-config.hook` after installation.
**Note:** Snapshots are only taken of the subvolume corresponding with the
`root` snapper config; other subvolumes are not included. You must modify the
scripts to include other subvolumes. Additionally, you should create subvolumes
of directories you do *not* want included in your snapshots (*e.g.*
`/var/cache/pacman/pkg`).
## Installation
Install [the package from the
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### Taking snapshots
**Use pacman (and AUR helpers) as normal and watch snapper do its thing.** No
**Use pacman—and AUR helpers—as normal and watch snapper do its thing.** No
bash scripts for you to call. No bash aliases to setup.
Because these are pacman hooks, it doesn't matter how you call pacman—whether
directly, through an AUR helper, or using an alias—snapper will create the
snapshots whenever pacman is asked to install, upgrade, or remove a package. The
specific pacman command used is logged in the snapper description for the
snapshots when pacman installs, upgrades, or removes a package. The
pacman command used is logged in the snapper description for the
snapshots.
### Undoing a transaction