On 30/08/17 09:15 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2017-08-30 14:43, Anton Aylward wrote:
But sometimes you do need to 'package', and the fact that we use RPM files to package/bundle up a set of files and some metadata is an example of that.
The guts of a RPM file is gzip'd CPIO/SVR4 format file. More recent versions of RPM can also use bzip2, lzip, lzma, or xz compression.
But 1) this is not a backup, and 2) there is a checksum.
Checksums are good. It doesn't matter whether they are on the result of a rsync or are for a bundled package. And why should you not use a RPM format for bundling up a collection of files that constitute a backup? Isn't that what, in effect, they are used for anyway? Don't you see they symmetry? You can save a group of files with metadata about how to reinstall them, compress same, and then 'ship' it to any media you want, DVD, cloud, ftp .. Yes, it takes a bit more than a simple TAR or CPIO, but you are supplying the metadata for re-installation. -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org