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Convert root ext4 to btrfs including subvolumes and snapper
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# on your ext4 distro | |
sudo su | |
apt install btrfs-progs | |
shutdown now | |
# switch to a linux live environment | |
sudo su | |
fsck -f /dev/vda3 | |
# BTRFS convert | |
btrfs-convert /dev/vda3 | |
# Move the Root filesystem from rescue | |
mount /dev/vda3 /mnt | |
btrfs subvol create /mnt/@ | |
btrfs subvolume delete /mnt/ext2_saved | |
mv /mnt/* /mnt/@/ | |
btrfs subvol create /mnt/@home | |
mv /mnt/@/home/* /mnt/@home/ | |
# FSTAB | |
blkid /dev/vda3 | awk '{print $2}' | |
vim /mnt/@/etc/fstab | |
--- comment the / ext4 line | |
UUID=9fb8437d-783c-4f2c-8c38-56290764b1ad / btrfs subvol=/@ 0 1 | |
UUID=9fb8437d-783c-4f2c-8c38-56290764b1ad /home btrfs subvol=/@home 0 2 | |
--- | |
# CHROOT | |
umount -l /mnt/ | |
mount /dev/vda3 /mnt/ -t btrfs -o subvol=@ | |
for fs in proc sys dev dev/pts; do mount --bind /$fs /mnt/$fs; done | |
chroot /mnt /bin/bash | |
# GRUB | |
mount /boot/efi | |
grub-install --no-nvram /dev/vda | |
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg | |
# list subvolumes | |
btrfs subvolume list / -t | |
# finish | |
exit | |
reboot | |
# check | |
sudo su | |
btrfs subvolume list / -t | |
btrfs filesystem df / | |
## SNAPPER: | |
sudo snapper -c root create-config / | |
sudo sed -i 's/^ALLOW_USERS=.*/ALLOW_USERS="pacadmin"/' /etc/snapper/configs/root | |
# Change permissions and ownership to snapshot directory: | |
sudo chmod a=rx /.snapshots/ | |
sudo chown :pacadmin /.snapshots/ | |
# Create snapshots: | |
snapper -c root create --description AfterMigration | |
# List snapshots under root config: | |
snapper -c root list | |
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