Timeshift v18.6.1

Tony George
2 min readJun 24, 2018

Timeshift v18.6.1 is now available.

Whats’ New

  • Rsync: Read fstab to exclude devices mounted on non-standard location.
  • UI: Hide snapshot type information behind an expander
  • UI: Added frame around messages; Use smaller bullet characters;
  • Wizard: Add “Users” page to Setup Wizard for selecting home directory
  • Fixed build issue with newer version of libvte291
  • Fixed: Filters: ‘Cancel’ button when adding a folder does not work.

Installation

Ubuntu-based distributions (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc)

Packages are available in Launchpad PPA for supported Ubuntu releases. Run following commands in a terminal window:

sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:teejee2008/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install timeshift

Installers are available on the Releases page for older Ubuntu releases which have reached end-of-life.

Other Linux Distributions

Installers are available on the Releases page.

Run the following one-line commands in a terminal window:

# 64-bit
cd /tmp && curl -s -L https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/releases/latest | egrep -o 'teejee2008/timeshift/releases/download/.*/timeshift-v[0-9.]*-amd64.run' | wget --base=http://github.com/ -i - -O timeshift-latest-amd64.run && sudo chmod a+x ./timeshift-latest-amd64.run && sudo ./timeshift-latest-amd64.run
# 32-bit
cd /tmp && curl -s -L https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/releases/latest | egrep -o 'teejee2008/timeshift/releases/download/.*/timeshift-v[0-9.]*-i386.run' | wget --base=http://github.com/ -i - -O timeshift-latest-i386.run && sudo chmod a+x ./timeshift-latest-i386.run && sudo ./timeshift-latest-i386.run

Donate

Timeshift is a non-commercial application. I work on it during my free time based on my requirements and interest. If you wish to support this project, you can make a donation for $10 or more via PayPal. Your contributions will help keep the project alive and support future development.

PayPal ~ If you find this application useful and wish to say thanks, you can buy me a coffee by making a donation with PayPal.

Patreon ~ You can also sign up as a sponsor on Patreon.com

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