From 3842e4b38ab2e197c8952f2309a8e3c983ca06b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yegor Yefremov Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:25:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] README.md: point to development docs for the installation from source (#226) Also fix a typo and the section depth. --- README.md | 18 ++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 09949bb..4b93f66 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ You can selectively include items for backup from the ***Settings*** window. Sel ## Installation -#### Debian-based Distributions +### Building and Installing from Source Code + +You can find the exact instructions in the [development](/docs/development.md) docs. + +### Debian-based Distributions Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, etc. @@ -152,14 +156,8 @@ Install Timeshift from the repositories: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install timeshift ``` -Or build and install timeshift from the source code: -```sh -sudo apt install make gettext valac libvte-2.91-dev libgee-0.8-dev libjson-glib-dev -make -sudo make install -``` -#### Fedora +### Fedora Fedora is not fully supported. BTRFS snapshots only support Ubuntu-specific layouts. @@ -168,7 +166,7 @@ sudo dnf update sudo dnf install timeshift ``` -#### Arch +### Arch ```sh sudo pacman -S timeshift @@ -188,7 +186,7 @@ or sudo pacman -R timeshift -depending in your package management system. +depending on your package management system. Remember to delete all snapshots before un-installing. Otherwise the snapshots continue to occupy space on your system. To delete all snapshots, run the application, select all snapshots from the list (CTRL+A) and click the _Delete_ button on the toolbar. This will delete all snapshots and remove the _/timeshift_ folder in the root directory.