Re: Rsync

From	Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Rsync
Date	2017-11-05 21:00 +0100
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On Sun 05 Nov 2017 at 14:26:38 -0500, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:

> Of course, it is really easy to add packages to a system that has
> adequate space, where installing an over-bloated base/standard system to
> a low resource machine is more complex.  Despite the enormous utility I
> find in it, leaving rsync out of the base system is the right thing.

I would take "base system" to mean what the installer means by it. In
which case, it is should not be associated with "standard system
utililites". They are different sets of packages.

Having said that: a system without rsync does not lack the ability to
do backups, even though it might be a more convenient utility to use.
Midnight Commander and locate are also very useful additions, but that
does merit including them in Priority: standard.

Also, Priority: standard inclusion varies over time. netcat, for
example (amongst other programs) was demoted to optional in jessie or
stretch (I forget which).

-- 
Brian.

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Rsync Fred Ringwald <fred@ringwald.org> - 2017-11-05 18:40 +0100
  Re: Rsync Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2017-11-05 19:10 +0100
    Re: Rsync deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-11-05 20:00 +0100
      Re: Rsync Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2017-11-05 20:30 +0100
        Re: Rsync Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-11-05 21:00 +0100
          Re: Rsync Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-11-05 21:20 +0100
            Re: Rsync Weaver <weaver@riseup.net> - 2017-11-05 21:20 +0100
              Re: Rsync Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-11-05 21:50 +0100
                Re: Rsync Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2017-11-05 22:10 +0100
                Re: Rsync Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2017-11-05 22:20 +0100
                Re: Rsync deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-11-05 23:00 +0100
                Re: Rsync Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-11-06 00:30 +0100
                Re: Rsync Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-11-06 15:40 +0100
              Re: Rsync David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-11-06 02:20 +0100
                Re: Rsync The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2017-11-06 02:30 +0100
                Re: Rsync Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2017-11-06 02:40 +0100
                Re: Rsync Weaver <weaver@riseup.net> - 2017-11-06 03:00 +0100
                Re: MC (was: Rsync) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2017-11-06 03:30 +0100
                Re: MC (was: Rsync) David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-11-06 20:30 +0100
                Re: Rsync Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2017-11-06 10:10 +0100
                Re: Rsync David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-11-06 20:40 +0100
          Re: Rsync Joel Roth <joelz@pobox.com> - 2017-11-06 07:30 +0100
      Re: Rsync Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2017-11-06 04:00 +0100
  Re: Rsync Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> - 2017-11-05 19:10 +0100

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