Hi, On Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 02:25:44PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > Osamu Aoki wrote: > > True but debsums can address these issues by system administrator > > touch-ups as documented in manpage using: > > > > * /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/90debsums (debsums >= 2.0.7) > > * debsums_init(8) (debsums >= 2.0.34 @ 2007) > > It's not uncommon to be given an existing system and want to verify > that no files were modified by its creator, and the current lack of > md5sums files for a few packages prevents using debsums to do that.
Wait a moment... I do not think those few packages prevents using debsums to do that. By using debsums_init, you can download (but not install) packages and create md5sums files for those few packages preventing to use debsums first. At least using debsums_init, you have easier time to do what you were thinking to do. (That is why I wrote it. It is ultra short simple shell script.) > (The most common case is probably buying a Debian VM from a hosting > company.) (If someone changes installed values of md5sums, debsums are helpless, as we all agree.) Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100304142850.ga4...@osamu.debian.net
