From what I've heard, the Limine bootloader supports booting and restoring snapshots with LUKS2 using limine-snapper-sync utility. Its setup is easier than refind-btrfs
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Arch Wiki Limine mentions:
- Supports booting into selected Snapper snapshot. Offers two different methods for restoring a system snapshot: rsync or btrfs.
- After restoring a snapshot, a "backup" entry is added to the Limine bootloader, providing an easy way to revert to the "backup" if needed.
- Automatically repairs corrupted bootable files from old snapshots on the ESP when a new snapshot with the same bootable files is created.
- Automatically logs error messages about potential hardware issues if two hashes of the same bootable file do not match on the ESP.
- Testing read-only snapshots: Use overlayfs to test any installed packages on an immutable-like system without modifying the original data. Note that this does not mean testing the boot partition or a separate home subvolume/partition.
limine-snapper-sync for booting a snapshot from Limine bootloader
Octopi is a good debloat management that helps me remove unnecessary packages.
I trust DeepSeek Open Source if it allows me to copy and review it. I don't trust ~~Open~~AI like ChatGPT.
I installed Limine, which makes dual-booting easier to configure than grub and systemd-boot.
limine-dracut-support helps me automatically manage kernel entries.
Open sources will eventually surpass all closed-source softwares in some day, no matter how many billions of dollars are invested in them.
How does rEFInd display multiple snapshots?
Would having 30 snapshots clutter rEFInd screen with oversized icons in a single horizontal row? or does it have a way to group or manage them efficiently?