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| author | ben <ben@2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109> | 2002-04-08 09:13:27 +0000 |
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| committer | ben <ben@2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109> | 2002-04-08 09:13:27 +0000 |
| commit | 34d29a9d9961f4ba481828385364fa7c9a6fb2dc (patch) | |
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Added bit about installed RPMs under Redhat
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diff --git a/rdiff-backup/FAQ.html b/rdiff-backup/FAQ.html index 4228908..27b246f 100644 --- a/rdiff-backup/FAQ.html +++ b/rdiff-backup/FAQ.html @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ syntax". What's happening?</a></li> <li><a href="#windows">Does rdiff-backup run under Windows?</a></li> <li><a href="#remove_dir">My backup set contains some files that I just realized I don't want/need backed up. How do I remove them from the backup volume to save space?</li> + +<li><a href="#redhat">How do I install the RPMs on Redhat linux system?</a></li> </ol> <h2>FAQ</h2> @@ -141,6 +143,32 @@ rm /backup/rdiff-backup-data/increments/usr/local.*.dir</pre> </li> +<P> +<a name="redhat"> +<li><strong>How do I install the RPMs on a Redhat linux system?</strong> + +<P>The problem is that the default version of python for Redhat 7.x is +1.5.x, and rdiff-backup requires python >= 2.2. Redhat/rawhide +provides python 2.2 RPMs, but they are packaged under the "python2" +name. + +<P>So, if you are running Redhat 7.x: + +<ol> +<li>Make sure the python2 >= 2.2 package is installed, +leaving python 1.5 the way it is +<li>Install the rdiff-backup RPM, using --nodeps if it only complains + about python 2.2 missing. +<li>Edit the first line of /usr/bin/rdiff-backup so it says<pre> +#!/usr/bin/env python2 +</pre> +so "python2" gets run instead of "python". +</ol> + +<P>You can also upgrade using a non-Redhat python 2.2 RPM and avoid +the above steps (this is what I did). Because of all the dependencies +it is usually easier to use source RPMs for this. +</li> </ol> @@ -148,7 +176,7 @@ rm /backup/rdiff-backup-data/increments/usr/local.*.dir</pre> <a href="http://www.stanford.edu/~bescoto">Ben Escoto</a> <address><a href="mailto:bescoto@stanford.edu"><bescoto@stanford.edu></a></address> <!-- Created: Fri Sep 7 15:34:45 PDT 2001 --> <!-- hhmts start --> -Last modified: Sun Mar 24 13:10:18 PST 2002 +Last modified: Sun Apr 7 12:04:13 PDT 2002 <!-- hhmts end --> </body> </html> |