Public bug reported: When trying to restore a btrfs snapshot, it is renamed as-is. When snapshots are created read-only (which is good practice), then reboot will fail for a read-only root file system.
I suggest to create a child read-write snapshot instead. This has the following advantages - target snapshot is read-write - source snapshot can be used multiple times in case something goes wrong A snapshot can be created via: mv @ @apt-old-root-DATE btrfs subvolume snapshot $SNAPSHOT @ ** Affects: friendly-recovery (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1871244 Title: btrfs snapshot restore read-only To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/friendly-recovery/+bug/1871244/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs