Re: [BackupPC-users] Which version to use for new install

2006-10-11 Thread ckeil
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 update

Re: [BackupPC-users] Which version to use for new install

2006-10-11 Thread Aaron Throckmorton
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 po

Re: [BackupPC-users] Which version to use for new install

2006-10-10 Thread Nils Breunese (Lemonbit Internet)
ck wrote: > Thanks a lot for the advice. I'll check out CentOS for sure. I've > heard > it mentioned a lot, but never looked into it for my purposes. There's even a K12LTSP version that's based on CentOS instead of Fedora. Check the 'EL' directories at ftp://k12linux.mesd.k12.or.us/ pub/K1

Re: [BackupPC-users] Which version to use for new install

2006-10-10 Thread ckeil
Thanks a lot for the advice. I'll check out CentOS for sure. I've heard it mentioned a lot, but never looked into it for my purposes. ck > ck wrote: > >> 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

Re: [BackupPC-users] Which version to use for new install

2006-10-10 Thread Nils Breunese (Lemonbit Internet)
ck wrote: > 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 the

[BackupPC-users] Which version to use for new install

2006-10-10 Thread ckeil
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 questi