Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula Compression - other then GZIP

2010-02-10 09:06:36
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula Compression - other then GZIP
From: Phil Stracchino <alaric AT metrocast DOT net>
To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:22:36 -0500
On 02/10/10 06:05, Gilberto Nunes wrote:
> Hi folks...
> 
> I need to know if the Compression flag on FileSet must be gzip or I can
> use another compress program...
> 
> I want use bzip2 to compress my file, because I thing bzip2 is more
> efficient...

It is true that bzip2 is more efficient than gzip, but it is also slower
and very much more CPU-intensive.  These are things to keep in mind.
gzip may not be the best compression out there, but it is fast.


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