Re: Backups

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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.



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