Bug 26592

Summary:	timeshift , a system snapshot and restore tool, NEW PKG REQUEST because draksnapshot doesnt work
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Amit Gholap <amitrgholap>
Component:	New RPM package request	Assignee:	All Packagers <pkg-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	Normal	CC:	lewyssmith
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:		CVE:
Status comment:

Description Amit Gholap 2020-05-05 11:31:03 CEST

Description of problem: No beginner friendly tools for restoring the system.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Mageia 7.1
2. Try to check if draksnapshot works
3. It doesnt work.

Issue : There is no working and beginner friendly tool for restoring the system.

People are getting more comfortable with timeshift. Hence providing timeshift as default will be very helpful to new users who have some knowledge about linux.

Comment 1 Lewis Smith 2020-05-05 21:54:05 CEST

This looks like a request for a new package; we do not currently have timeshift.

If this is the case, can you please make that clear, and provide a brief description of what it does, and a URL for the project. I will modify the bug.
Also, are you asking that it be included on the installation ISOs? Space is at a premium there.
TIA

CC: (none) => lewyssmith

Comment 2 Amit Gholap 2020-05-06 15:43:28 CEST

Timeshift is system snapshot and restore tool.

Project url : https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift

Infos on its usage : https://www.linuxtechi.com/timeshift-backup-restore-ubuntu-linux/

Reason to have it default or at least in add/remove is because draksnapshot doesnt work.

Comment 3 Lewis Smith 2020-05-06 20:47:23 CEST

Thank you for your clarification and extra information. And the suggestion.

Assigning this package request to all packagers collectively. On a voluntary basis, one of them might, if there are no license or other legal issues, want to integrate it to the distribution and maintain it for bug and security fixes.

You Amit might also want to join the packager team to maintain this piece of software: see https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Becoming_a_Mageia_Packager
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A quick look for open draksnapshot bugs revealed:
22425	GUI draksnapshot-config dies with no further output (or maybe with "terminated abnormally")	2019-12-04
19195	Snapshots cannot be taken by clicking on "Apply" in MCC-System-Snapshots	2017-06-07
21260	"Snapshots" won't start	2019-04-22
21767	Several drak tools crash on encrypted computer (INTERNAL ERROR: unknown device mapper/crypt_sda2)	2019-11-24
7565	draksnapshot should use udisks2 instead of HAL to detect removable devices	2016-09-28
17390	draksnapshot-config - default snapshot configuration incomplete	2018-02-13

URL: (none) => https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift
Assignee: bugsquad => pkg-bugs
Summary: Timeshift to be added to default installation => timeshift , a system snapshot and restore tool, NEW PKG REQUEST because draksnapshot doesnt work
Component: RPM Packages => New RPM package request

Comment 4 sturmvogel 2023-02-15 05:16:57 CET

This package was imported already into Mageia 8.

Closing Fixed.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED