Re: Version mismatches - upgrade on Ubuntu 22.04 from rdiff-backup 2.0.5 to 2.2.2 or 2.2.6

[Patrik Dufresne]

Glad it worked!

Le jeu. 15 févr. 2024, à 08 h 46, Dominic Raferd <dominic@timedicer.co.uk>
a écrit :

> Thanks Patrik, I have that working now (rdiff-backup 2.2.6).
> On 15/02/2024 12:40, Patrik Dufresne wrote:
>
> Hello Dominic,
>
> Yes, that is to distinguish between the rdiff-backup package provided by
> debien repo and the various version provided by my unofficial repository.
>
> You can install a specific version of rdiff-backup.
>
> sudo apt install rdiff-backup-1.2
>
> sudo apt install rdiff-backup-2.0
>
> sudo apt install rdiff-backup-2.2
>
> Here the version could be installed in parallel. If I remember correctly,
> you may need to create a symbolic link to your default version.
>
> /usr/bin/rdiff-backup -> /opt/rdiff-backup-2.2/rdiff-backup
>
>
> Le jeu. 15 févr. 2024, à 07 h 32, Dominic Raferd <dominic@timedicer.co.uk>
> a écrit :
>
>> Thanks Eric and Patrik.
>>
>> Patrik, on a client (running Ubuntu 22.04) I added your repo (for
>> rdiffweb) per the instructions at your website (option 1), but running
>> apt upgrade I don't see an upgrade available for rdiff-backup (from
>> v2.0.5), do I need to do something else?
>>
>> On 15/02/2024 12:06, Patrik Dufresne wrote:
>> > Or you could use one of my unofficial rdiff-backup package compiled for
>> > most debian flavour.
>> >
>> > Https://Nexus.ikus-soft.com
>> >
>> > You can follow instructions to install APT repo from rdiffweb
>> documentation.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu., Feb. 15, 2024, 02:32 EricZolf, <ewl+rdiffbackup@lavar.de>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Dominic,
>> >>
>> >> Mixing 2.2.x shouldn't be an issue unless you hit one of the issues
>> listed
>> >> in the changelog.
>> >>
>> >> Regarding PPA, Otto announced a long time ago that he needs
>> >> co-maintainers. Volunteers are required to take on the task.
>> >>
>> >> Without this, your option is to use pip to install rdiff-backup as
>> >> described in the main README.
>> >>
>> >> Hope this helps, Eric
>> >>
>> >> On February 14, 2024 3:32:38 PM UTC, Dominic Raferd <
>> >> dominic@timedicer.co.uk> wrote:
>> >>> First, continued thanks for Eric and the team for their great work on
>> >> updating rdiff-backup - really amazing stuff.
>> >>> Following a system upgrade of my backup server to Ubuntu 23.10, I have
>> >> version mismatches: clients have  (Windows and) Ubuntu 22.04
>> (rdiff-backup
>> >> 2.0.5) whereas the server has rdiff-backup 2.2.2.
>> >>> I realise that I can upgrade Windows just by changing the .exe file,
>> but
>> >> is there a way to upgrade rdiff-backup on Ubuntu 22.04 from the
>> standard
>> >> 2.0.5 to 2.2.2 or indeed to the current latest'n'greatest 2.2.6 (and
>> should
>> >> I expect any problems if I have the latter on a client and 2.2.2 on the
>> >> server)? I was hoping for a PPA offering this, but I can't find one :(
>> >>> Dominic
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>>
>>
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