BackupPC

[Timothy Murphy]

Les Mikesell wrote:

>> So which do you prefer?
>> It sounds to me as though BackupPC might be a little safer?
>> 
>> Re installation under CentOS, having just acquired a Dell PowerEdge T105
>> (very cheaply) as server, I've decided only to do what Dell tells me I
>> can. I do use the Epel Fedora-like repository,
>> so hopefully BackupPC will get in that fairly soon.
> 
> I can't imagine Dell telling you that you can't install a perl script.

There is a distinction between what They say I can do,
and what They don't say I can't do.
 
> I use/like backuppc but the advantages are mostly for backing up several
> systems.  If you only have one or two machines to back up they are both
> good.

Thanks.
I've 5 or 6 machines to backup, so I guess I'll go for BackupPC.
I didn't find a Fedora tutorial/howto/FAQ for this program.
Does Fedora have any official recommendation for backup?


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