How to prevent break my manjaro

[ac-04]

Hi I need to do some changes in my distro manjaro with KDE, but I need to know if there’s some sort of “repository” or “system restore point” alike tool in manjaro to save my current state in my distro, before I made some changes that might be harmful and break my OS.

I mean if something goes wrong, restore my distro.

[anon88624618]

I’m using timeshift for that kind of backup and can be installed using the following command:

pamac install timeshift

TimeShift defaults to excluding your /home folder when you make a snapshot of your system. You can also set it up to make automatic snapshots.

For a more complete guide to full crash-proof backups, have a look here:

[HowTo] make a crash-proof backup for Manjaro

Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆ A few things you need to know about backups: One copy does not constitute a good backup! Backing up is not about the backup itself, it’s all about the easy and fast restore! Backup files should be stored on an external disk that gets connected to the system only during a backup or restore cycle so that RansomWare cannot encrypt your backup when it stumbles into your system through wine ¹ Alternatively, you can use a NAS directory that is protected by a password and that get…

[Fabby]

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How to prevent break my manjaro

I’m using timeshift for that kind of backup and can be installed using the following command: pamac install timeshift TimeShift defaults to excluding your /home folder when you make a snapshot of your system. You can also set it up to make automatic snapshots. For a more complete guide to full crash-proof backups, have a look here:

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