Thanks. Ubuntu is actually the only other distro besides redhat, fedora and k12ltsp (all RedHat off shoots) that I have ever installed or used. That easy install sure is tempting.
> My favorite distribution is Ubuntu 6.06. It will be supported for > another 5 1/2 years, is easy to keep updated, and is a breeze to get > BackupPC running on - apt-get install backuppc, add machines to hosts, > configure SSH keys, and voila. I have several clients running BackupPC > on Ubuntu at this point and haven't had any issues so far (at least none > that weren't my fault :) > > Aaron > > On Tue, 2006-10-10 at 11:21 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> I'm currently having a lot of "Aborted with signal PIPE" errors. I >> really >> have no clue what's causing them. I'm only trying to backup 2 linux >> (K12LTSP) servers. I'm in the process of upgrading some hardware, >> shuffling the servers around, reinstalling everything, so I have a few >> questions about how best to proceed with a new, from the ground up >> Backuppc server. To be clear I'm reinstalling a FC based web server, a >> k12ltsp server and the backup server. So backup server and its clients >> will be fresh. >> >> So I find myself wondering. What's the best distro to put BackupPC on >> top >> of? It will be the only thing running on this box. Older hardware, >> PIII >> 500 MHz, 384 RAM. I'm only really used to Fedora. Will the latest >> Fedora >> Core, with a minimal install be OK? Are there any gotchas about which >> packages to install? Or a suggested methodology for installing stuff? >> >> Finally, what version of BackupPC would people recommend? It seems like >> the beta has some great new features, but I don't really need more, >> featurewise, than 2.1.2 offers, but I've been having all those errors >> with >> it. >> >> So, any thoughts about installing a brand new (on old recycled hardware) >> backuppc server would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> >> ck >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share >> your >> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash >> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >> _______________________________________________ >> BackupPC-users mailing list >> BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users >> http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
