David G. Miller wrote: > Michael Satterwhite <michael@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> When running kubuntu, I used the dar backup program. I don't see it in >> the Fedora repositories. Is there something that the Fedora users >> recommend - or is this one I need to compile and install? > A lot depends on what all you need to back up. Single machine at home? > Small network with server? Small business? Something bigger? What > sort of back up hardware (tape drive, tape changer, DVD recorder, disk > to disk)? > > I'm real happy with amanda but I'm in the small network bucket. > > Cheers, > Dave > Good questions. I'm backing up a single machine that I use for work. In general, I do a disk-to-disk backup then copy the slices to dvd. Dar was perfect for that, but I'm sure there are other tools, too.