linuxmint / timeshift
System restore tool for Linux. Creates filesystem snapshots using rsync+hardlinks, or BTRFS snapshots. Supports scheduled snapshots, multiple backup levels, and exclude filters. Snapshots can be restored while system is running or from Live CD/USB.
- Stars
- 4,335 stars
- Forks
- 160 forks
- Language
- Vala
- License
- Not reported
- Created
- May 23, 2022
- Last push
- Nov 10, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 11, 2026
Why these Tags: an agent read the README and quoted it
- Backup tool from the readme:
Each snapshot is a full system backup that can be browsed with a file manager.
- Linux desktop app from the readme:
The backup levels can be selected from the _Settings_ window.
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Admitted to the Repository Index on Nov 10, 2026: 4,334 stars on 2026-11-10.
Star History
188 days recorded, May 8, 2026 – Nov 11, 2026 (UTC). Net change +337 stars.
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It gained stars on 152 of the 188 days recorded since May 8, 2026.
Its largest 7 days were May 19, 2026 to May 25, 2026: 25 stars.
In the 30 days to Nov 11, 2026 it got 38 stars, 3% fewer than in the 30 days before.
It had 3,998 stars before May 8, 2026 and has 4,335 stars now: 665 fewer than 5,000.
- Created on the Repository Host
- Release master.mint21
- Release master.lmde6
- Largest star day recorded: +6 stars
- +6 stars in one day
- +6 stars in one day
- Entered the Repository Index: 4,334 stars on 2026-11-10
- Release master.mint27
- Release master.lmde7
- Release master.mint22
- Latest push
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Forks and pushes
From 2 Observations, Nov 11, 2026 – Nov 12, 2026. Forks 0. AwesomeRepos saw a new push on 0 of 1 days.
- Nov 12, 2026: no new push
A filled day: the last push time changed since the Observation before it.
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Improve the Health Facts of the GitHub repository linuxmint/timeshift. AwesomeRepos measures facts about how a repository is maintained, released, secured, and documented. Its page for this repository is https://awesomerepos.com/linuxmint/timeshift. A change to the repository can improve each of the 2 items below. Each item gives the measured fact or score, and a task. 1. The newest release tag is a semantic version Fact: The newest release tag is master.mint27. Rule: The tag of the newest release has the form 1.2.3 or v1.2.3, with an optional pre-release or build part. There is no data when the repository has no release. Task: Make the next release tag a semantic version (1.2.3 or v1.2.3). Do not change or delete a published tag. If a release tool makes the tags, configure it for semantic versions, and write the version scheme in the contributing guide. 2. A licence Fact: GitHub finds no licence. Rule: GitHub finds a licence file. When GitHub cannot name the licence, the fact says so. Task: Ask me which licence to use. Do not choose one yourself. Then add the standard licence text as LICENSE at the root, so that GitHub can name the licence. Do not change the terms. Fill in only the fields of the template (for example the year and the copyright holder), and ask me for a value that you cannot verify. Rules for this work: - Each file must be true for this project. Do not copy text that does not apply to it. - Do not choose a licence, a contact, or a release version for me. Ask me. - Do not publish a release, change a repository setting, or push to the default branch. Make the changes on a new branch. - Keep each change small, and run the checks of this repository before you finish. - At the end, list each item as DONE, SKIPPED (with the reason), or NEEDS A DECISION (with the question). AwesomeRepos reads these facts again in its next scan. The definitions of the checks: https://awesomerepos.com/health-facts
Maintenance
2 of 4 checks (2 without data)-
Yes: Not archived
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Yes: A push in the last 90 days
Last push on 2026-11-10, 2 days ago. Source
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Releases
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Yes: A release in the last 365 days
Newest release master.mint27 on 2026-11-10, 2 days ago. 3 releases in the last 365 days. Source
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No: The newest release tag is a semantic version
The newest release tag is master.mint27. Source
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Community files
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Observations
Latest Observation, Nov 12, 2026: 4,335 stars, 160 forks, last push Nov 10, 2026, not archived. One of 2 Observations since Nov 11, 2026.