openSUSE/snapper
Manage filesystem snapshots and allow undo of system modifications observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
84/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 56
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 120.5
- age_days: 5248
- days_rel: 133
- days_push: 14
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
1167 stars · 157 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Snapper is a Linux command-line tool for managing filesystem snapshots, supporting creation, deletion, comparison, and rollback of snapshots on filesystems like Btrfs and LVM. It lets users view older versions of files and undo system changes such as package updates or configuration edits.
Use cases
- create and manage btrfs snapshots on linux
- undo a bad package update or config change
- compare snapshots to see which files changed
- roll back system to a previous state without full backup restore
- automatically snapshot before zypper transactions
- let non-root users restore old file versions
When to choose
- you run Linux with Btrfs, LVM, or ext4 and want snapshot-based rollback
- you want automatic snapshots around package management on openSUSE
- you need file-level comparison and undo without full backups
When to avoid
- you need cross-machine backups or offsite copies - snapshots are not backups
- you are on a filesystem or OS Snapper does not support
- you want a GUI-only solution
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
file-system backup developer-tools operating-systems files self-hosted cli filesystem-snapshots btrfs lvm rollback system-administration zypper-plugin linux
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/openSUSE/snapper · fetched 2026-08-28 · a514d2e7065d
- homepage: http://snapper.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · b4c5d55e4f30
- site_page: http://snapper.io/documentation.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · fb5ab95519a1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| openSUSE/snapper | main | 84 |
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