Bug 31563 - timeshift should be updated to at least 22.06.6 to accomodate glib updates
Summary: timeshift should be updated to at least 22.06.6 to accomodate glib updates
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal critical
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Joseph Wang
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URL: https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshi...
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Reported: 2023-02-16 17:14 CET by Florian Hubold
Modified: 2023-02-26 19:32 CET (History)
2 users (show)

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Source RPM: timeshift-22.06.5-1.mga9.src.rpm
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Description Florian Hubold 2023-02-16 17:14:06 CET
Description of problem:

After glib2.0-common-2.74.0 there are issues with timeshift, it will crash during copying backups. Please see the linked upstream report for more details. It should be updated to at least 22.06.6 to fix this issue before Mageia 9 is released.

It could also probably be switched to the new upstream https://github.com/linuxmint/timeshift as the one we are using does not get any new releases.
Comment 1 Lewis Smith 2023-02-16 20:33:26 CET
This looks good for you, Joseph.

Assignee: bugsquad => joequant

Comment 2 David GEIGER 2023-02-17 01:39:58 CET
timeshift now updated to latest 22.11.2 release!

CC: (none) => geiger.david68210

Comment 3 Chris Turner 2023-02-25 07:24:13 CET
As I was asked, I have run tests on the new Timeshift on Mageia 9 Alpha (mine is Xfce).

I conducted five (5) types of test, using the GUI interface.

1. Created a snapshot successfully.
2. Deleted a snapshot successfully.
3. Restored a snapshot successfully, from within the subject distribution (in the latter stages, this launches a tty-type output screen that ends with a reboot).
4. Restored a snapshot successfully, from an external, other, Linux distribution also using Timeshift v22.11.2
5. Restored a snapshot successfully, from an external, other, Linux distribution to a different root partition, effectively moving it from one drive to another.

With the introduction of glib2.0-common-2.74.0, all five (5) of the above tests would fail after 1 to 5 minutes if using a version of Timeshift prior to v22.06.6 so this appears to be a valid working alternative.

I saw no need to test this Timeshift from the purely CLI environment, as that was previously immune to the adverse effects of glib2.0-common-2.74.0, it was only the GUI which was compromised.

Thank you for allowing me to participate, I am glad to be of service.

Wizard
Avagudweegend

CC: (none) => christurner1957

Comment 4 David GEIGER 2023-02-26 19:32:16 CET
So closing as fixed!

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


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