Michael W Cocke wrote: > 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. > All I needed to know - compiling from source doesn't scare me. Thanks much.
