On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 17:30:51 -0600, you wrote: >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. Dar (and daromizer) work fine with FC5. I compiled dar from source, but I always do - I wouldn't know if it isn't available from a repository. Mike- -- If you're not confused, you're not trying hard enough. -- Please note - Due to the intense volume of spam, we have installed site-wide spam filters at catherders.com. If email from you bounces, try non-HTML, non-encoded, non-attachments,