-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rob Owens wrote: > Adam Goryachev wrote: >> Rob Owens wrote: >>> Adam Goryachev wrote: >>>> Holger Parplies wrote: >>>>> a) rsync full backups are only minimally more expensive than incrementals >>>>> in >>>>> terms of bandwidth. Still, every file needs to be completely read from >>>>> disk >>>>> on both sides, so there is a good reason to offer an "incremental" >>>>> mode as >>>>> a speedup. >>>> BTW, 2 x rsync incrementals of the same level will transfer more data >>>> than one full + one incremental. So for example, doing 6 incrementals >>>> followed by a full backup can in fact transfer a lot more data than >>>> doing 7 full backups. >>>> >>>> eg, if a file changes after the full backup, then each incremental >>>> backup will re-transfer those changes. While a full will transfer the >>>> changes but the following full/incremental will not re-transfer those >>>> changes. >>>> >>> This situation can be avoided by setting IncrLevels to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 >>> This way each incremental is based on the previous incremental, and not >>> the previous full. (Assuming you get a full backup every 7 days). >> Also assuming you use backuppc 3.0 or newer, which means it is not >> available for me as I am using debian stable packages. (Although, I hear >> the next debian stable should be out pretty soon, in which case I'll get >> the newer version then :) >> > Yes, that's what it sounds like. It is pretty easy, though, to install > backuppc 3.0 on Etch. Just download the package from the debian testing > repository, along with libfile-rsyncp-perl (if I remember correctly). > There aren't any other dependencies as far as I know -- but I only use > rsync as a transport, so there may be some samba stuff to download from > testing as well.
I'm sure this has been addressed on this list before, even though it is somewhat off-topic, so I won't respond further on this. I like Debian stable because it is stable, doesn't change, and is supported from a security/etc point. I know this is changing/improving, but it isn't enough of an issue to make me go and install a mixed stable/testing system. I have installed debian testing on a couple of systems, mostly due to hardware support not existing in etch, but again, once lenny is released as stable, they will all run stable.... I like packaged software, and I like stable versions of the software I run on my systems.... especially servers. Your preferences may vary, and you are certainly entitled to them, I don't claim to understand your requirements, or motivation/etc, and there are certainly valid reasons for using a mixed stable/testing, and even running non-packaged software. Regards, Adam -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIv/gsGyoxogrTyiURAvAhAJ0SL1LXd4yxslX21hjqheAmteegbACbBRUc YAartRDQLxCMgn/gNB4lqgA= =qiU3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
