Re: [Bacula-users] Recommended OS for VM?
Thanks to all for the excellent recommendations. It looks like I'm still going to have to learn some things about how to put this together, but you've all given me a great start. Davin At 01:22 AM 5/18/2017, Kern Sibbald wrote: The current OS on which Bacula is implemented, built and tested is Ubuntu 16.04. Mint is essentially the same thing with a slightly different user interface. All distros are good and each has its advantages and disadvantages ... Best regards, Kern On 05/16/2017 10:16 PM, Davin Church wrote: My current home Bacula system is so terribly ancient that I've just got to get rid of it, but no pre-compiled updates are available for Windows. So it looks like my best bet to is to create a VirtualBox VM (on my Win8.1 host) and load some flavor of *nix on it and install the appropriate binaries and run the system from there. However, since I'm barely conversant with *nix OSes in general (and none specifically), I'd like a recommendation on which (free) OS to use. I'd like it to be easy to acquire and set up both the OS and the latest community Bacula binaries so it doesn't strain my limited technical skills. It would also be best if that OS wasn't prone to having compatibility issues that I see mentioned from time to time. I'll be backing up to disk rather than tape, so that should simplify things a bit. I presume that MySQL would still be a good DB choice to use in whichever OS I end up with? So has anyone got a recommendation (and perhaps some download links) for me? Davin -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Recommended OS for VM?
On 5/18/2017 2:22 AM, Kern Sibbald wrote: > The current OS on which Bacula is implemented, built and tested is > Ubuntu 16.04. I use Ubuntu Server, and then a minimal install of the Mate desktop with X2go to allow remote desktop connections. No unneeded services like bluetooth or packages like LibreOffice to slow things down or needing large downloads to keep things updated. There are packages for bacula, but Ive been compiling it myself for a while. But this means I dont always have the latest version... -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Recommended OS for VM?
I would add that since this is for a VM dedicated to running Bacula daemons, nearly all of the distros have a minimal install ISO image. Few, if any, of the bells and whistles installed with a full install are in any way useful to the Bacula daemons. On 5/18/2017 2:22 AM, Kern Sibbald wrote: > The current OS on which Bacula is implemented, built and tested is > Ubuntu 16.04. Mint is essentially the same thing with a slightly > different user interface. All distros are good and each has its > advantages and disadvantages ... > > Best regards, > > Kern > > > > On 05/16/2017 10:16 PM, Davin Church wrote: >> My current home Bacula system is so terribly ancient that I've just >> got to get rid of it, but no pre-compiled updates are available for >> Windows. So it looks like my best bet to is to create a VirtualBox >> VM (on my Win8.1 host) and load some flavor of *nix on it and install >> the appropriate binaries and run the system from there. >> >> However, since I'm barely conversant with *nix OSes in general (and >> none specifically), I'd like a recommendation on which (free) OS to >> use. I'd like it to be easy to acquire and set up both the OS and >> the latest community Bacula binaries so it doesn't strain my limited >> technical skills. It would also be best if that OS wasn't prone to >> having compatibility issues that I see mentioned from time to >> time. I'll be backing up to disk rather than tape, so that should >> simplify things a bit. I presume that MySQL would still be a good DB >> choice to use in whichever OS I end up with? >> >> So has anyone got a recommendation (and perhaps some download links) for me? >> >> Davin >> >> >> -- >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >> ___ >> Bacula-users mailing list >> Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users >> > > -- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > ___ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Recommended OS for VM?
I've been running 7.0.5 with MySQL on OpenBSD 5.8, and currently 7.4.2 with PostgreSQL on OpenBSD 6.0. My clients are both Windows (V 5.x) and Linux machines. I am currently migrating my core services to OpenBSD because right now it appears that Linux is going to be systemd as a secondary OS running under a Linux kernel. Matthias signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Recommended OS for VM?
The current OS on which Bacula is implemented, built and tested is Ubuntu 16.04. Mint is essentially the same thing with a slightly different user interface. All distros are good and each has its advantages and disadvantages ... Best regards, Kern On 05/16/2017 10:16 PM, Davin Church wrote: > My current home Bacula system is so terribly ancient that I've just > got to get rid of it, but no pre-compiled updates are available for > Windows. So it looks like my best bet to is to create a VirtualBox > VM (on my Win8.1 host) and load some flavor of *nix on it and install > the appropriate binaries and run the system from there. > > However, since I'm barely conversant with *nix OSes in general (and > none specifically), I'd like a recommendation on which (free) OS to > use. I'd like it to be easy to acquire and set up both the OS and > the latest community Bacula binaries so it doesn't strain my limited > technical skills. It would also be best if that OS wasn't prone to > having compatibility issues that I see mentioned from time to > time. I'll be backing up to disk rather than tape, so that should > simplify things a bit. I presume that MySQL would still be a good DB > choice to use in whichever OS I end up with? > > So has anyone got a recommendation (and perhaps some download links) for me? > > Davin > > > -- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > ___ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Recommended OS for VM?
> On May 16, 2017, at 4:16 PM, Davin Church wrote: > > So has anyone got a recommendation (and perhaps some download links) for me? I recommend FreeBSD on DigitalOcean, and use PostgreSQL. Like everyone's recommendations, I'm biased. :) -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Recommended OS for VM?
Thanks - I may give Mint a try and see how it looks. Which Bacula installer would I use for Mint? I don't recall seeing a build named for that (but I may not have been looking in the right place). I've certainly heard of many of the distros by name but I don't know enough to choose between them just based on name. OTOH, I am familiar with using a command-line interface (and even know a handful of typical commands), so it's not necessary to be completely GUI-driven, for instance. I can figure out how to use commands if I have reasonable instructions to follow. Davin At 03:51 PM 5/16/2017, C M Reinehr wrote: DistroWatch.com has the most comprehensive list of Linux distro's that I'm aware of. And, according to their home page, Mint is the most popular of the distros & the most beginner friendly. I've never personally used Mint but from what I understand it is pretty user friendly. The second most popular distribution is Debian, which is what I use, but definitely is less user friendly than Mint. MySQL would be a good choice for your database. Hope this helps! cmr On 05/16/2017 03:16 PM, Davin Church wrote: > My current home Bacula system is so terribly ancient that I've just > got to get rid of it, but no pre-compiled updates are available for > Windows. So it looks like my best bet to is to create a VirtualBox > VM (on my Win8.1 host) and load some flavor of *nix on it and install > the appropriate binaries and run the system from there. > > However, since I'm barely conversant with *nix OSes in general (and > none specifically), I'd like a recommendation on which (free) OS to > use. I'd like it to be easy to acquire and set up both the OS and > the latest community Bacula binaries so it doesn't strain my limited > technical skills. It would also be best if that OS wasn't prone to > having compatibility issues that I see mentioned from time to > time. I'll be backing up to disk rather than tape, so that should > simplify things a bit. I presume that MySQL would still be a good DB > choice to use in whichever OS I end up with? > > So has anyone got a recommendation (and perhaps some download links) for me? > > Davin > > > -- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > ___ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > -- C M Reinehr AMS Enterprises, LLC. Linux distribution Debian v8.5, "Jessie" -- No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. -- Thomas Jefferson -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users Davin -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
Re: [Bacula-users] Recommended OS for VM?
DistroWatch.com has the most comprehensive list of Linux distro's that I'm aware of. And, according to their home page, Mint is the most popular of the distros & the most beginner friendly. I've never personally used Mint but from what I understand it is pretty user friendly. The second most popular distribution is Debian, which is what I use, but definitely is less user friendly than Mint. MySQL would be a good choice for your database. Hope this helps! cmr On 05/16/2017 03:16 PM, Davin Church wrote: > My current home Bacula system is so terribly ancient that I've just > got to get rid of it, but no pre-compiled updates are available for > Windows. So it looks like my best bet to is to create a VirtualBox > VM (on my Win8.1 host) and load some flavor of *nix on it and install > the appropriate binaries and run the system from there. > > However, since I'm barely conversant with *nix OSes in general (and > none specifically), I'd like a recommendation on which (free) OS to > use. I'd like it to be easy to acquire and set up both the OS and > the latest community Bacula binaries so it doesn't strain my limited > technical skills. It would also be best if that OS wasn't prone to > having compatibility issues that I see mentioned from time to > time. I'll be backing up to disk rather than tape, so that should > simplify things a bit. I presume that MySQL would still be a good DB > choice to use in whichever OS I end up with? > > So has anyone got a recommendation (and perhaps some download links) for me? > > Davin > > > -- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > ___ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > -- C M Reinehr AMS Enterprises, LLC. Linux distribution Debian v8.5, "Jessie" -- No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. -- Thomas Jefferson -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
[Bacula-users] Recommended OS for VM?
My current home Bacula system is so terribly ancient that I've just got to get rid of it, but no pre-compiled updates are available for Windows. So it looks like my best bet to is to create a VirtualBox VM (on my Win8.1 host) and load some flavor of *nix on it and install the appropriate binaries and run the system from there. However, since I'm barely conversant with *nix OSes in general (and none specifically), I'd like a recommendation on which (free) OS to use. I'd like it to be easy to acquire and set up both the OS and the latest community Bacula binaries so it doesn't strain my limited technical skills. It would also be best if that OS wasn't prone to having compatibility issues that I see mentioned from time to time. I'll be backing up to disk rather than tape, so that should simplify things a bit. I presume that MySQL would still be a good DB choice to use in whichever OS I end up with? So has anyone got a recommendation (and perhaps some download links) for me? Davin -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
