On 1/30/20, Stephan Seitz <stse+deb...@fsing.rootsland.net> wrote: > On Do, Jan 30, 2020 at 12:14:19 +0100, Albretch Mueller wrote: >> Hmm! I thought and would expect for rsync to be installed by default! > > No, rsync is Priority: optional.
The first line of the DESCRIPTION of the rsync package goes: "rsync is a fast and extraordinarily versatile file copying tool . . ." https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/rsync/rsync.1.en.html and here is a use case that (in my view, but I am sure "I am not the only one" as Lennon sang) would be enough to raise the priority of rsync. Way more often and "structured" than I could possibly attribute to normal, random issues (well, I have more than enough reasons to believe that it cannot possibly be "random" at all ;-)), I notice my computer being hacked. What I do is: 1) save all my data 2) reinstall the baseline 3) transfer all my data back to the new installation for §3 you would need rsync and, of course, you must do §1, §2 et §3 off line. Then, I: 4) baseline all my data (getting a snapshot of all files metadata and signatures of their content) 5) connect to the Internet without javascript enabled from a (possibly random) public place 6) run a custom script to apt-get the rest 7) baseline all my data again You could always install the deb via dpkg, but rsync has quite a few dependencies: https://packages.debian.org/stretch/rsync The thing is that once you connect your computer to the Internet you are effectively relinquishing all functional illusions about "privacy" and all those silly, ambiguous and antiquated French words. In fact, it would be really nice to have as an added feature at the end of an Installation offline the option to transfer files from backpus once the installation is finished. Just mentioning that one can go: "sudo apt" seems very easy but there is always more than meets "easiness" It would be extra nice if wireshark included by default, too. Then "paranoid" people like me would feel a bit more releaved. I think it is important to own your base, or at least manage it the best you can. lbrtchx
