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Created December 11, 2025 20:25 — forked from imthenachoman/00 Debian Snapper Update.md
Debian snapper apt script to include full apt command including arguments as snapshot description

This gist includes an enhancement to Debian's snapper package.

The current (as of 2023-07-23) snapper package includes an apt configuration that will automatically take snapper snapshots when you use apt to install/remove/etc. It will add use "apt" as the description of the pre/post snapshot.

With the below changes to the /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/80snapper file and associated dpkg-pre-post-snapper.sh file, snapper will include the full apt command, including the arguments, in the snapshot description.

For example:

$ sudo apt install funky