Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

As a long time user of Debian and a more recent user of Bacula I appreciate very much that Debian follows FHS for software that they package for Debian. I also appreciate that their packaging tools include options to package for other installation schemes when appropriate. I appreciate that

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

It appears that, even if we grant that Bacula can be installed under /opt/bacula, the FHS is still violated by installing configuration to /opt/bacula/etc instead of /etc/opt/bacula. This is a dangerous deviation, because firstly, /opt/bacula cannot be NFS-shared as-is, even among

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 06:05:49PM +0200, Kern Sibbald wrote: > Hello again, > > I can see bacula installation placement is just as hot a topic as it has > always been.  However, I sense a trend toward accepting the /opt/bacula > concept.  I do wish we could convince a distro such as Debian, but

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

On 7/12/21 12:05 PM, Kern Sibbald wrote: > Hello again, > > I can see bacula installation placement is just as hot a topic as it has > always been.  However, I sense a trend toward accepting the /opt/bacula > concept.  I do wish we could convince a distro such as Debian, but they > have their

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

Hello again, I can see bacula installation placement is just as hot a topic as it has always been.  However, I sense a trend toward accepting the /opt/bacula concept.  I do wish we could convince a distro such as Debian, but they have their point of view, and I for one do not plan to argue

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

On 7/11/21 5:10 PM, Josip Deanovic wrote: On Sunday 2021-07-11 18:31:24 Kern Sibbald wrote: Hello Sven, Yes, I am aware of the FHS policy, which is perfectly fine for 99.9% of all installed programs, but not ideal for Bacula. Hello, There is nothing special about Bacula in that regard. I

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

On 12/07/2021 07:10, Josip Deanovic wrote: [SNIP complete and utter drivel.] This is the sort of misinformation that Microsoft has been derided for over the decades, as an administrator /and/ developer for nearly forty years I find it bizarre that someone could state such things. I will

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

On Sunday 2021-07-11 18:31:24 Kern Sibbald wrote: > Hello Sven, > > Yes, I am aware of the FHS policy, which is perfectly fine for 99.9% of > all installed programs, but not ideal for Bacula. Hello, There is nothing special about Bacula in that regard. Many (if not most) programs require

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

Hello Sven, Yes, I am aware of the FHS policy, which is perfectly fine for 99.9% of all installed programs, but not ideal for Bacula. Best regards, Kern On 7/9/21 11:07 PM, Sven Hartge wrote: On 09.07.21 14:22, Kern Sibbald wrote: I would be a lot happier if they would learn to install it

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

On 10/07/2021 23:12, Jose Alberto wrote: This brings us to other discussions haha. Installation preference? What's to discuss?? Binaries, scripts, configuration and so on go under /opt/bacula, messages get logged to syslogd, and if the package spits mail, have it spit mail somewhere

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

This brings us to other discussions haha. Installation preference? Compiled or official binaries? On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 9:09 AM Jose Alberto wrote: > In addition to what your colleagues have recommended. > > The important thing is that you use it on supported systems and that you > as

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

In addition to what your colleagues have recommended. The important thing is that you use it on supported systems and that you as Sysadmin feel comfortable and dominate. I am a Debian User since 3.0, my preference is Debian. But I have also installed Bacula on Centos and it has worked without

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

On 10.07.21 00:54, Heitor Faria wrote: That said, I would be very happy to run Bacula on any version of Debian -- the Bacula packagers for Debian work closely with the Bacula project -- I would be a lot happier if they would learn to install it in /opt/bacula instead of

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

> Hello, Hello Kern, > As originator of Bacula (and still the highest in the gitstats list of > contributors), my personal vote is for Ubuntu. We really appreciate that. A life dedication is the human greatest sacrifice. Thank you. > That said, > I would be very happy to run Bacula on any

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

On 09.07.21 14:22, Kern Sibbald wrote: I would be a lot happier if they would learn to install it in /opt/bacula instead of spreading it all over the filesystem though. Sorry, no can do, the Debian Policy clearly forbids this, the FHS has to be adhered to. Grüße, Sven.

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

Thanks for the advice : I chose to install Bacula (9.4.2) on Linux Mint 20.2 (fork of Ubuntu/Debian) from it's Software Manager. Files have been installed in locate bacula|grep bin/ /usr/sbin/bacula-console /usr/sbin/bacula-dir /usr/sbin/bacula-fd /usr/sbin/bacula-sd

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

Hello, As originator of Bacula (and still the highest in the gitstats list of contributors), my personal vote is for Ubuntu.  That said, I would be very happy to run Bacula on any version of Debian -- the Bacula packagers for Debian work closely with the Bacula

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

Hi, Which OS you choose depends on which one is best suited to your application(s), I just work on that then try and make the ancillary apps fit. If Bacula does not, use a different backup product. Centos7 is effectively approaching end of life as Redhat kills it off to make you pay, so I

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

FYI, I run CentOS 7 and not 8 because of it's LTO >= 5 'LTFS ' (Linear Tape File System) supported implementation. I kindly thanks everyone so far for their return, more is always welcome, Marc ;) Le mer. 7 juil. 2021 à 17:01, Josh Fisher a

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

I'm pretty sure Centos 7 isn't EOL until 2024. It was Centos 8 that was cut off. AFAIK, Red Hat has made no mention of shortening the Centos 7 life cycle. I have been moving Centos 8 installs to Rocky Linux without any problems. Bacula RPMs for el8 install and run fine on Rocky. Rocky is a

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

hello marc, Debian is one of the best choices. Em qua, 7 de jul de 2021 03:35, Gary R. Schmidt escreveu: > On 07/07/2021 15:18, Marc Ferrand wrote: > > If you had a choice, on which system would you install bacula and why ? > > These are OSes I'm familiar with in order or preference : > > lint

Re: [Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

On 07/07/2021 15:18, Marc Ferrand wrote: If you had a choice, on which system would you install bacula and why ? These are OSes I'm familiar with in order or preference : lint Mint (20, fork of Ubuntu/Debian), CentOS 7 (free version of RHEL), Windows 10 (Desktop), DragonFly BSD (fork of

[Bacula-users] Which OS is best for bacula ?

If you had a choice, on which system would you install bacula and why ? These are OSes I'm familiar with in order or preference : lint Mint (20, fork of Ubuntu/Debian), CentOS 7 (free version of RHEL), Windows 10 (Desktop), DragonFly BSD (fork of freeBSD), Windows Server 2012 R2. Any advice or