-----Original Message----- From: Les Mikesell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 2:14 PM To: Tom Brown Cc: 'Brent'; backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [BackupPC-users] Recommended distro to run Backuppc on
On Fri, 2006-02-24 at 13:00, Tom Brown wrote: > > > >>I have tried Fedora core 5 (Core 4 doesn't have the right drivers for > >>my motherboard) and it's only in test 2 at the momnt and runs like a > >>pig, > > Fedora has a very short life cycle that may be worth the trouble > > if you want the latest desktop apps, but for a server that > > needs to keep running a long time with just security/bugfix > > updates I like Centos. In any case it is a good idea to > > put your backuppc installation on it's own disk so when > > the time comes to completely reinstall a new OS you can > > just mount your existing archive and go on. > > > "but for a server that needs to keep running a long time with just > security/bugfix updates" > > *cough* debian *cough* > > Or, Slackware. Centos inherits it's release schedule from the Red Hat Enterprise base version, gets security fixes quickly and has batched bugfix updates so you don't have many surprises. While it normally does not have version-level updates to packages, many additions are backported so if the current Centos-4.2 doesn't include the drivers you need, the upcoming 4.3 update may. I've never quite understood the debian release schedule or versioning scheme to be able to compare them. Debian does have the advantage of a packaged backuppc installation but that isn't difficult to do for yourself. -- Les Mikesell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Slackware issues package bug and security fixes for several versions when required. For example, a security fix for fetchmail was recently released for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and current. This is possible because official Slackware is a relatively small, tightly controlled distribution which improves at deliberate speed. <tfic> From the brochure: "End of life arrives predictably, and the aging Slackware installation is well cared for until the inevitable last days of service. If version immortality is appealing, the hopeful admin can maintain the 'current' Slackware tree like a treasured bonsai to pass on to his or her successors." </tfic> Tom ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
