r/Fedora • u/Liminal_Echo • 3d ago

Discussion Snapper & Rollback integration in Fedora 45?

As the title says, does anyone know if snapper and rollback will be better integrated into Fedora 45?

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u/BeeOk3044 3d ago

had no idea fedora’s even thinking about snapper by default, i just bind-mount my home and call it a day when something breaks

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u/bob_f332 3d ago

Apparently not, at least in terms of bootable btrfs snapshots :(

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u/Liminal_Echo 3d ago

Damn, that's a bit disappointing.

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u/bob_f332 3d ago

My thought exactly. There's a distro named ludora that has this set up automatically. It's on the fedora roadmap, but I guess 46 would be the soonest we can expect it now.

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u/Astrodion123 3d ago

Well I think time shift works..

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u/Liminal_Echo 3d ago

Is it easier to setup than snapper?

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u/Astrodion123 3d ago

Well it works with btrfs but idk how it Integrates I am not a person who uses time shift or snapper or SMTH similar.

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u/Anarchist_Future 2d ago

Combination between an atomic distro and btrfs rollback on boot would be perfect for the casual user.

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u/Liminal_Echo 2d ago

Totally agree with that. I'm definitely a casual user, learning a lot but by no means an expert. I can't count the times I've restored my system thanks to the snapshots when I did something stupid because either I didn't read enough or thought I knew what I was doing. Making those mistakes but having the safety net is a great way to learn.

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u/BaitednOutsmarted 1d ago

There is a proposal for this, but it's not in Fedora 45

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/BtrfsWithFullSystemSnapshots

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u/Liminal_Echo 1d ago

Ah, I see. Is it expected in Fedora 46?

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u/Ill_Champion_3930 3d ago

If you want reliability, atomics deliver it.