Re: [BackupPC-users] Which version to use for new install
Thanks. Ubuntu is actually the only other distro besides redhat, fedora and k12ltsp (all RedHat off shoots) that I have ever installed or used. That easy install sure is tempting. My favorite distribution is Ubuntu 6.06. It will be supported for another 5 1/2 years, is easy to keep updated, and is a breeze to get BackupPC running on - apt-get install backuppc, add machines to hosts, configure SSH keys, and voila. I have several clients running BackupPC on Ubuntu at this point and haven't had any issues so far (at least none that weren't my fault :) Aaron On Tue, 2006-10-10 at 11:21 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks, I'm currently having a lot of Aborted with signal PIPE errors. I really have no clue what's causing them. I'm only trying to backup 2 linux (K12LTSP) servers. I'm in the process of upgrading some hardware, shuffling the servers around, reinstalling everything, so I have a few questions about how best to proceed with a new, from the ground up Backuppc server. To be clear I'm reinstalling a FC based web server, a k12ltsp server and the backup server. So backup server and its clients will be fresh. So I find myself wondering. What's the best distro to put BackupPC on top of? It will be the only thing running on this box. Older hardware, PIII 500 MHz, 384 RAM. I'm only really used to Fedora. Will the latest Fedora Core, with a minimal install be OK? Are there any gotchas about which packages to install? Or a suggested methodology for installing stuff? Finally, what version of BackupPC would people recommend? It seems like the beta has some great new features, but I don't really need more, featurewise, than 2.1.2 offers, but I've been having all those errors with it. So, any thoughts about installing a brand new (on old recycled hardware) backuppc server would be appreciated. Thanks, ck - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=120709bid=263057dat=121642 ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=120709bid=263057dat=121642 ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
[BackupPC-users] Which version to use for new install
Hi folks, I'm currently having a lot of Aborted with signal PIPE errors. I really have no clue what's causing them. I'm only trying to backup 2 linux (K12LTSP) servers. I'm in the process of upgrading some hardware, shuffling the servers around, reinstalling everything, so I have a few questions about how best to proceed with a new, from the ground up Backuppc server. To be clear I'm reinstalling a FC based web server, a k12ltsp server and the backup server. So backup server and its clients will be fresh. So I find myself wondering. What's the best distro to put BackupPC on top of? It will be the only thing running on this box. Older hardware, PIII 500 MHz, 384 RAM. I'm only really used to Fedora. Will the latest Fedora Core, with a minimal install be OK? Are there any gotchas about which packages to install? Or a suggested methodology for installing stuff? Finally, what version of BackupPC would people recommend? It seems like the beta has some great new features, but I don't really need more, featurewise, than 2.1.2 offers, but I've been having all those errors with it. So, any thoughts about installing a brand new (on old recycled hardware) backuppc server would be appreciated. Thanks, ck - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Which version to use for new install
Thanks a lot for the advice. I'll check out CentOS for sure. I've heard it mentioned a lot, but never looked into it for my purposes. ck ck wrote: So I find myself wondering. What's the best distro to put BackupPC on top of? It will be the only thing running on this box. Older hardware, PIII 500 MHz, 384 RAM. I'm only really used to Fedora. Will the latest Fedora Core, with a minimal install be OK? Are there any gotchas about which packages to install? Or a suggested methodology for installing stuff? If you want to build a server that you can leave running for a long time without having to upgrade the OS, I'd go with CentOS (http:// www.centos.org/) instead of Fedora. CentOS is a de-branded version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (which in turn is based on Fedora Core), so you'll barely notice the difference, but CentOS has a much longer support cycle. The current release will receive security fixes till at least 2012 (and CentOS 5 will be released in a couple of months). No special recipe for the install, just follow the instructions on the site: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html Nils Breunese. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Which version to use for new install
ck wrote: Thanks a lot for the advice. I'll check out CentOS for sure. I've heard it mentioned a lot, but never looked into it for my purposes. There's even a K12LTSP version that's based on CentOS instead of Fedora. Check the 'EL' directories at ftp://k12linux.mesd.k12.or.us/ pub/K12LTSP. K12LTSP 5.0 is currently not yet available in the EL flavor though Nils Breunese. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
