From 03c0db35d603493776b1e341b87c0ee61bd3679e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aiden Gerbrandt Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:06:20 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] moved snaphot usage info --- Arch.md | 10 ++++++++++ ArchSetup.md | 6 +----- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Arch.md b/Arch.md index bbde4aa..48b188b 100644 --- a/Arch.md +++ b/Arch.md @@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ It is also a good idea to inspect the pkgbuild yourself, especially pay attentio Packages in the AUR are not offically supported or considered by the Arch Maintainers when pushing updates, so if anything on your system will break from an update, it's more likely to be an AUR package. ## System Recovery +### Snapshot Usage +For setup see [Snapshot Setup](ArchSetup.md#bootable-system-snapshots). + +When you preform a system update a snapshots should automatically be created. +You can also manually create snapshots from the timeshift program. +In either case they can be booted into from GRUB, or activated in timeshift (see below). + +If you boot into a snapshot or otherwise want to use a snapshot, first open timeshift and `restore` the snapshot you want to use (or are booted into) and then reboot. +This will properly restore the system to that snapshot. + ### Chroot In the case where a system is no longer bootable, it is possible to access and hopfully repair the system. diff --git a/ArchSetup.md b/ArchSetup.md index be5cf7a..a660422 100644 --- a/ArchSetup.md +++ b/ArchSetup.md @@ -32,8 +32,4 @@ The wiki is wrong and your ${GRUB_MODULES} needs to be in "" 6. Edit the timeshift-autosnap config as desired, but be sure to disable it updating GRUB and that will conflict with `grub-btrfs` ### Usage -When you preform a system update a snapshots should automatically be created. -You can also manually create snapshots from the timeshift program. - -If you boot into a snapshot or otherwise want to use a snapshot, first open timeshift and `restore` the snapshot you want to use (or are booted into) and then reboot. -This will properly restore the system to that snapshot. +See [Snapshot Usage](Arch.md#snapshot-usage)