Amanda 2.5.0b2 RPMs (including source RPM) are now available for the
following linux distributions:

- Redhat Enterprise server 4.0,
- Suse Enterprise 9.0,
- Open Suse 10.0,
- Fedora Core 3 and
- Fedora Core 4

http://www.zmanda.com/downloads.html

These rpms use "amandabackup" as the Amanda user (or dump user). This user
is created by rpm install scripts.

Please post feedback and test results to the " Release 2.5.0 beta
discussion" category in Amanda forums
(http://forums.zmanda.com/forumdisplay.php?f=8)

Thanks,
Paddy


On 1/19/06, Jean-Louis Martineau <martineau AT zmanda DOT com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The Amanda core team is pleased to announce the release of Amanda
> 2.5.0b2. It is stable and we hope to release 2.5.0 soon. test it and
> report it if you find a bug in this release.
>
> It can be dowloaded from http://www.amanda.org/
>
> Here's a list of the changes for release 2.5.0b2 (from the NEWS file):
> Look at the ChangeLog file for more details.
>
> Changes in release 2.5.0b2
>
> * Possibility to use a custom compression program.
> * Possibility to encrypt data on network and tape.
> * Ability to label media automatically (useful for disk based backups)
>
>
> If you find bug in this release, please submit a bug report on
> sourceforge in the group v2.5.0b2.
>
> If you successfully use 2.5.0b2, couls you post your a test reports in
> Amanda forums (forums.zmanda.com) in "Release 2.5.0 beta discussion".
>
> Jean-Louis
>
>


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