On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 09:05:13PM -, Pollywog wrote:
> I just ran the "last" command, and I noticed that my machine has crashed
> several times since March 1 and in each instance, the time was the same, 17:01
> UTC.
>
> What is the best way to track down the cause of the crashes?
As noted el
I'd be interested in suggestions for configuring a lightweight,
periodic-updating news server for my home Debian box.
I'm currently using leafnode and am finding both extensive problems
(doesn't work, doesn't get articles, doesn't get groups, skips news
servers), and minimal assistance (few troubl
On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 01:38:43AM +0200, Shaul Karl wrote:
> I guess that the 8 in 10.0.0.0/8 is somehow connected to the subnet mask.
> What
> is the exact relation? How would I compute the appropriate number for my
> network?
> Pointers which explain it and/or full explanation will be appreci
kmself@ix.netcom.com writes:
> On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 09:05:13PM -, Pollywog wrote:
> > I just ran the "last" command, and I noticed that my machine has crashed
> > several times since March 1 and in each instance, the time was the same,
> > 17:01
> > UTC.
> >
> > What is the best way to tra
Hi all.
Setting up a proxy server for a small company who had Red Hat
installed and had locked themselves out.
Being a Debian fan, I set about redoing the whole thing using slink.
Install freezes at the point where the partitions are being assigned
on the hard disk. I never get beyond the insta
Karsten writes:
> I'm finding information on cnews, newsx, inn, and nntp. Which (if any)
> of these are people using?
I'm happy enough with cnews. I can't give you any comparisons though,
because I've never used anything else (I've been using cnews for ten years
or more).
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Shaul Karl said:
> I guess that the 8 in 10.0.0.0/8 is somehow connected to the subnet mask.
> What
> is the exact relation?
It's the number of 1s in the netmask.
> How would I compute the appropriate number for my
> network?
If your netmask is 255.0.0.0, it's 8, 255.255.0.0 is 16, 255.255.25
Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I guess that the 8 in 10.0.0.0/8 is somehow connected to the subnet mask.
> What
> is the exact relation? How would I compute the appropriate number for my
> network?
> Pointers which explain it and/or full explanation will be appreciated.
The number af
Hello all,
Currently, to get the Energy Star stuff working in X I have to run the
command:
xset dpms 0 1200 2400
Which sends the monitor into energy save mode after 1200 seconds. Is
there any way to set this for X by default every time it is started?
Is there a config file I can edit s
On 14-Mar-2000 kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> Look through /var/log for any files updated since shortly before 17:01,
> and look in them for any activity going on prior to 17:01. If you're
> getting regular crashes at the same time, you've very likely either got
> a very reliable cleaning service
Add the following line to /etc/X11/XF86Config:
Option "power_saver"
"man XF86Config" has information on the various DPMS options which are
available.
On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 04:57:06PM -0800, Parrish M Myers wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Currently, to get the Energy Star stuff working in X I have to
On 10-Mar-2000 Brett Fowlkes wrote:
> I pretty much got things working how I want them except for when I start
> x-windows with blackbox, or any window manager for that matter, I get a
> white box on the bottom right hand corner of the screen. If I close it in
> blackbox it kicks me back out to t
On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Parrish M Myers wrote:
> Is there a config file I can edit such that I don't have to set this
> every time I log in? (well I don't set it by hand actually... I let
> gdm do it when I log in...)
>
Sounds to me like you're already doing it in a way that works. I do the
same
Paolo Pedaletti wrote:
> > Just to forstall a flood of
> > email, I'm writing to let people know that this version will *not* be
> > supported by the installer until Real makes it available in some format
> > other than a self-extracting program that must be run as root under
> > X and require
hello
i need help setting my linux box up for a ssh
connenction
using putty on win98 wanna contact linux box via
ssh
what do i need to load to setup up
authticatyion
later
Is there anybody here using the Sangoma WANPIPE cards to do X.25?
Brian
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On 13 Mar, Beavis wrote
>
> i need help setting my linux box up for a ssh connenction
>
> using putty on win98 wanna contact linux box via ssh
> what do i need to load to setup up authticatyion
>
First, you need to be running sshd on your linux box. It's available as
a debian package, however I
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Does putty support ssh?
PuTTY is a dedicated ssh client. :) (And is very good, to boot.)
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty.html
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Turns out that at least part of my problem was that /var/spool/news
itself was not owned/writable by news.news.
...though there appear to be other interesting peculiarities to deal
with. Not sure quite how this all sorts out. Error reporting could
definitely be more verbose.
On Mon, Mar 13, 2
On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 04:57:06PM -0800, Parrish M Myers wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Currently, to get the Energy Star stuff working in X I have to run the
> command:
> xset dpms 0 1200 2400
> Which sends the monitor into energy save mode after 1200 seconds. Is
> there any way to set this
Hi,
I need to rebuild the kernel. My
system does not have the
"/usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.14/.config"
file. How do you create that file
based on your current kernel?.
Thanks for your reply.
-shane
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Who's the python maintainer? I was trying to install python so I could
install hostsentry and I get this:
{0}:wally:/usr/local/abacus/hostsentry>apt-get install python
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Note, selecting python-base instead of python
Some packages cou
> Hi,
> I need to rebuild the kernel. My
> system does not have the
> "/usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.14/.config"
> file. How do you create that file
> based on your current kernel?.
> Thanks for your reply.
>
> -shane
cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig OR
make xconfig
RTFM before doing so, about
I edited my Xsession file to use a different window manager as default;
now when I try to log in, the login screen comes right back. How can I
get onto the system to change the Xsession file back? Thanks for any
hints.
Wes Aman
On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 11:06:04PM -0800, Wesley Aman wrote:
> I edited my Xsession file to use a different window manager as
> default; now when I try to log in, the login screen comes right back.
> How can I get onto the system to change the Xsession file back?
> Thanks for any hints. Wes Aman
>
Hi,
sorry for the not very specific subject line, but I have a very strange problem
in potato
concerning StarOffice, ntop and nfs. I am running an up to date potato with
kernel 2.2.14
and user space nfs.
If I start either StarOffice or ntop in an xterm the machine gets completly
locked (no
key
On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 21:54:09 -0500, Brian White wrote:
> Is there anybody here using the Sangoma WANPIPE cards to do X.25?
X.25 isn't particularly popular under Linux, but people do use it. Your best
bet for information is probably the linux-x25@vger.rutgers.edu list.
HTH,
Ray
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Hello all,
just a question for my own interest. Is it possible to backup Slink
using a Netware 4.11 server and if so what tools would I need?
Thanks
Bill
On 13 Mar 2000, Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong wrote:
> You may have to change the default resolution for the Xserver. First
> off, when you are in X, try pressing --+ or
> ---.
This doesn't work
> This should change the resolution, if the problem is
> what I think it is. If it changes, then you'll
wah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> How do I change the resolution???
bash-2.03$ startx -- -bpp 24
or some other depth (8, 16, 32). If that works, add DefaultColorDepth
to the relevant Screen sections in your XF86Config file, for details,
see `man XF86Config`.
Hope this helps,
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On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 12:12:56AM +0100, Bernhard Rieder wrote:
> Stuart Auchterlonie wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know where I can find the agpgart kernel module
> > for potato?
> >
> > (Other than d/l the source for the Xserver ??)
> >
> > I'm trying to get X up and running on an Intel i810 car
Hello,
Besides tar cvf.tar xvf Is there any other way
to move a directory part to newly created partition? e.g. I want the /usr
(became too big) to move it in a new partition and after this to mount /usr to
this partition?
ps The problem is that thereis no space left in the
current p
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Hello there,
There have been a couple of postings recently regarding Storm
Linux which uses Debian as it's base. I just thought I'd post my
experiences with this dist. I downloaded the iso image that is available
at http://www.stormix.com/download/index_html and burnt a CD from this
ima
On Mon, Mar 13, 2000 at 10:24:51AM -0700, Gary Hennigan wrote:
> While it may seem unbelievable to some, one of our dialup servers at
> work still requires SLIP, as opposed to PPP. So I was a bit disturbed
> to see that the "dip" package disappeared from potato upon my latest
> apt-get upgrade.
Bu
IMO, Corel have the best repackaged version of Debian. Its a pity
they only choose to do US keyboards.
Patrick Kirk
Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" until you can find a rock.
I'm not entirely sure by your message if you have the kernel source you want
to install. Take a look at the FAQ,
http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/debian-faq-11.html
if your still having trouble.
hth,
kent
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To:
Sent: Monday, March 13, 20
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert L. Harris) wrote:
>Who's the python maintainer? I was trying to install python so I could
>install hostsentry and I get this:
>
>{0}:wally:/usr/local/abacus/hostsentry>apt-get install python
>Reading Package Lists... Done
>Building Dependency Tree... Done
>Note, selecting
Hello Gord
On Sun, 12.03.00 23:57 -0600, Gord Still wrote:
> Has any one used or compiled the rlt8139.c driver for kernel 2.2.12?
It worked for a statical compile in 2.2.11.
bye,
-christian-
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I need help installing and I'm at an impasse.
I'm trying to install debian linux in an old Dell 486, with three
AT-1500BT NICs and an old Adaptec SCSI card with two drives
attached. I'm able to get the drives recognized by giving the command
linux aha152x=0x340,11,7
at the "boot:" prompt. The i
On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 09:41:15AM -0500, Josh Kuperman wrote:
> I need help installing and I'm at an impasse.
>
> I'm trying to install debian linux in an old Dell 486, with three
> AT-1500BT NICs and an old Adaptec SCSI card with two drives
> attached. I'm able to get the drives recognized by gi
Hi all,
Well, I'm new to debian and this list, but have a problem already:-).
Just flame me (in a friendly way, please) if this is not the right venue
for this kind of problem.
Anyway, the story goes like this. I'm setting up Slink in my machine,
and have had some problems, most of them connected
On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 09:54:55AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 09:41:15AM -0500, Josh Kuperman wrote:
> > I need help installing and I'm at an impasse.
>[first message deleted]
> According to the comments in drivers/net/lance.c (from the kernel source)
> the driver should a
Gregor,
Thanks for the info. I'm all set.
Date sent: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:41:13 +0100
From: Gregor Hoffleit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: David Natkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject:Re: python-base
>
> --pf9I7BMVVzbSWLtt
> Conten
On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 10:36:20AM -0500, Josh Kuperman wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 09:54:55AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 09:41:15AM -0500, Josh Kuperman wrote:
> > > I need help installing and I'm at an impasse.
> >[first message deleted]
> > According to the comme
I got a few question concerning, you've probably guessed it already: mail!
I've created a user email, every once in a while this user should use
fetchmail to empty some mailboxes (somewhere on a distant server) and then
use procmail to take it into some mailfolders. The mail should reach the
right
If what you mean is it possible to back up a machine running slink to a
machine running netware 4.11 it should be possible... that being said I've never
done it... but hey ;) I have however set up a slink machine to show up on
a netware network as a bindery(netware 3.x) server. See the IPX h
Hey gang,
I want to temporarily allocate some disk space I have spare on my
/dev/hda1 partition (vfat)
and link it to a symbolic link in a users directory so he can upload
files. The setup
works fine if I create links for all the files manually, but if the
directory is empty and he
logs in and tr
Todd Suess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hey gang,
>
> I want to temporarily allocate some disk space I have spare on my
> /dev/hda1 partition (vfat) and link it to a symbolic link in a users
> directory so he can upload files. The setup works fine if I create
> links for all the files manually,
Doh, never mind, I figured it out. Linuxconf can be a wonderful tool.
Thanks anyway,
Todd
send me porn megs
Where is the best place to add commands to be done by root
on booting?
Somewhere in /etc/rc I guess.
Nikos Voutsinas said:
> ps The problem is that thereis no space left in the current partition
> (Available 0%), so I suppose that I should use something to dump /usr into
> /dev/newpartition
For starters, you can pipe the output of one tar directly into the other
(tar c... | tar x...) if you wan
Timothy Bedding said:
> Where is the best place to add commands to be done by root
> on booting?
>
> Somewhere in /etc/rc I guess.
Put a script to handle startup/shutdown in /etc/init.d and create symlinks to
it from the various /etc/rcX.d directories to control which runlevels it's
started/stopp
Hi,
I need to change my HD, which is the best way to back up /save
all my Configuration and Setup files (I don't know which are important and
the one which are ok by default!)
(user data are not so important!)
Ta,
Mauro
Patrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> IMO, Corel have the best repackaged version of Debian. Its a pity
> they only choose to do US keyboards.
Surely you jest As a Debian user you are not bothered by a broken
menu system? You don't mind that even the KDE menu system hasn't been
implemented cor
Todd Suess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey gang,
>
> I want to temporarily allocate some disk space I have spare on my
> /dev/hda1
> partition (vfat)
> and link it to a symbolic link in a users directory so he can upload
> files.
Many moons ago i had this problem and somewhere I read that
I have the 2.2.14 kernal running, and can't see all of my ram:
DIMM1: 128mb PC100 DIMM2: 32mb PC100 DIMM3:
I see 64 mb. The system bios detects 162 and change.
(If of use: I have oboard 3D AGP graphics sharing 8mb main memory.)
Help!
(If adding something to /etc/lilo.conf will help, please show
On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 10:47:14AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 10:36:20AM -0500, Josh Kuperman wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 09:54:55AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote:
> > > On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 09:41:15AM -0500, Josh Kuperman wrote:
> > > > I need help installing and I'm
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have the 2.2.14 kernal running, and can't see all of my ram:
> DIMM1: 128mb PC100 DIMM2: 32mb PC100 DIMM3:
> I see 64 mb. The system bios detects 162 and change.
> (If of use: I have oboard 3D AGP graphics sharing 8mb main memory.)
>
> Help!
>
> (If adding something
Hiya
i have a laptop i got from work which has Red Hat on it... i know this is a
debian news-group but the question is not linux specific
How can i reset the root password. I do not want to have to reinstall to
gain control of this system. I know a couple of logons on the system but i
do no
Greetings,
I'm trying to set up a linux replacement for our windows vpn server, using
a combination of pptp, pppd (with ms-chap-v2 patch) and radius .. I was able
to use the pptp and radius apps from the Debian dist (potato), but had to
compile pppd w/ ms-chap-v2 separately... (I got pptp working
On 03/14/00 02:47PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I have the 2.2.14 kernal running, and can't see all of my ram:
> DIMM1: 128mb PC100 DIMM2: 32mb PC100 DIMM3:
> I see 64 mb. The system bios detects 162 and change.
> (If of use: I have oboard 3D AGP graphics sharing 8mb main memory.)
>
> Help!
>
>
For anyone watching -- the subject of this post is a really good way how
*not* to get a response. If you're posting to a user group, it's pretty
much assumed you need help. Describe your problem, not your
desperation. I've got a bandwidth limitation (wetware). I drop noise
packets.
Not to pic
The general solution is to boot the system with a rescue disk or boot
floppy, and either edit out the root password from /etc/passwd or
/etc/shadow, or to issue a new password.
Which you choose depends on whether you're trying to get into a system
you own or crack one you don't, while leaving the
On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 06:01:05PM +0900, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote:
> wah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > How do I change the resolution???
>
> bash-2.03$ startx -- -bpp 24
>
> or some other depth (8, 16, 32). If that works, add DefaultColorDepth
> to the relevant Screen sections in your XF86Con
You need to boot into single-user mode, and then run 'passwd'. To boot
into single user mode, you need to pass the boot parameter "single" to the
kernel. For instance, if my linux partition has the LILO label "Linux",
then when you would enter "Linux single" at the LILO boot: prompt. This
will give
On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 12:37:47AM -0800, wah wrote:
> On 13 Mar 2000, Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong wrote:
> > You may have to change the default resolution for the Xserver. First
> > off, when you are in X, try pressing --+ or
> > ---.
>
> This doesn't work
>
> > This should change the resolution,
On Thu, Mar 02, 2000 at 01:44:23PM -0800, Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira
wrote:
> Hi Debian users,
> I want to install mbone and play with it in my woody debian systems.
> What are the debian mbone related packages with mbone.
You can search for related packages at
http://ww
On Sun, Mar 12, 2000 at 06:20:30PM -0500, Bob Hilliard wrote:
> The Doctor What <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > but not if I try to sudo to a non-root id (this is as root, note the #):
> > bash-2.04# sudo -u man bash
> > sudo: unable to exec /bin/bash: Permission denied
>
> This doesn't af
Sorry. It wasn't fair to compare Storm and Corel as I've not used
Storm. I should have changed the subject and just said Corel have
done a good job in taking Debian and wrapping it up in a way that
can be sold in schools and offices along with WordPerfect.
The Corel installer is very good. It n
I took the following two steps which seemed to do the trick. I removed
the cover so I could make sure that the first adapter using irq 5 and
io 0x300 was the one that was attached to my network. I entered those
values space separated on the underscored line that appears after the
installation progr
I've searched the archive of this list and read the responses people have
sent in about needing to edit Fortify's Index file to get Fortify to
properly modify Netscape to handle 128 bit encryption but while I could
find the Index file I have no idea what line I need to add to get fortify
to work pr
Operating system slink, netatalk installed
I have a 486 machine which I want to use as a printserver for WIN and
MacOS. I encountered the problem that the command "lpr (filename)" does
not print a postscipt file on my NEC P6. There is only an ASCII printout
which maybe the description of the pos
Has anyone done RGB output to a televion.
How is it done?
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Hello,
I have setup a Debian system for serial console.
At boot time specifying the "console=ttyS0,9600"
will cause all the messages to appear on the dumb terminal except the final
login prompt
which appears on the PC console.
What else needs to be done to get the login
prompt on the dumb termina
Hi Debianites
I can't quite figure out how to install Moz M14.
I d'led the
mozilla-i686-pc-linux-gnu-M14-talkback.tar.gz,
which is supposed to be a binary of the M14
(according to Mozilla.org), and I figured out how
to untar/zip it to a dir, but what then?
How do I "tell" X to use this instead of
Vitux wrote:
> Hi Debianites
>
> I can't quite figure out how to install Moz M14.
> I d'led the
> mozilla-i686-pc-linux-gnu-M14-talkback.tar.gz,
> which is supposed to be a binary of the M14
> (according to Mozilla.org), and I figured out how
> to untar/zip it to a dir, but what then?
> How do I "
On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 02:32:47PM -0800, Shane wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I have setup a Debian system for serial console.
> At boot time specifying the "console=ttyS0,9600"
> will cause all the messages to appear on the dumb terminal except the final
> login prompt
> which appears on the PC console
HELP
I haven't gotten M14 to work on my box either, the main problem you'll run
into if you're running slink is that M14 need a newer version of some of the
libc files... so with out upgrading those I'm not sure it can be made to run...
(though I'd love to have someone contradict me) I can help yo
Operating system slink, netatalk installed
I have a 486 machine which I want to use as a printserver for WIN and
MacOS. I encountered the problem that the command "lpr (filename)" does
not print a postscipt file on my NEC P6. There is only an ASCII printout
which maybe the description of the post
" Shane " wrote:
>
>Hello,
>I have setup a Debian system for serial console.
>At boot time specifying the "console=ttyS0,9600"
>will cause all the messages to appear on the dumb terminal except the final
>login prompt
>which appears on the PC console.
>What else needs to be don
How could I extract ( like unzip ) a deb package to a directory?
I wouldn't install it. I'd like to get a file from it.
Thanks
Attila
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Attila Csosz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> How could I extract ( like unzip ) a deb package to a directory?
> I wouldn't install it. I'd like to get a file from it.
*.deb files are simply ar archives, like *.a libraries. To extract:
ar x file.deb
The files are actually contained in a gzip'd tar
Attila Csosz wrote:
> How could I extract ( like unzip ) a deb package to a directory?
> I wouldn't install it. I'd like to get a file from it.
>
> Thanks
> Attila
>
you could use alien with -t to generate a .tgz file from the deb
Jonathan
Hi everyone,
=-=-=-=-=-=-
some days ago strange messages began to appear in my syslog saying
"nfsd[1259]: non-standard errno: 24 (Too many open files)"
Does anyone have a clue what to do about this? What does it mean? And how
can I increase the allowed number of free files? I've got a serious pr
Where are the 'login' screens ( asci art graphics ) in the new bitchx?
I installed it from deb package under potato. When I have had slink it was
in it. :(
Thanks
Attila
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Hi,
I've search the mailing list archives and couldn't find
the answer so I'm trying here hoping someone could
help.
When I run:
gpg --verify linux-2.3.41.tar.bz2.sign linux-2.3.41.tar.bz2
I get this result:
gpg: Signature made Sat Jan 29 10:18:19 2000 EST using DSA key ID 1E1A8782
gpg: Good sig
Under Debian you are still prompted for a root password when booting
single. I believe there's a defeat for this but don't know it offhand.
Booting other rescue media *will* work.
On Tue, Mar 14, 2000 at 03:23:53PM -0500, Jeff Layton wrote:
> You need to boot into single-user mode, and then run
On Wed, 15 Mar 2000, Attila Csosz wrote:
>
> How could I extract ( like unzip ) a deb package to a directory?
> I wouldn't install it. I'd like to get a file from it.
dpkg --extract
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It's practically impossible t
On 14 Mar 2000, Gary Hennigan wrote:
> Attila Csosz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > How could I extract ( like unzip ) a deb package to a directory?
> > I wouldn't install it. I'd like to get a file from it.
>
> *.deb files are simply ar archives, like *.a libraries. To extract:
>
> ar x file.de
It means that gpg can not verify that the "Linux Kernel Archives
Verification Key" is what it says it is; the tarball has been signed
with that key, but there is no assurance that both the key and tarball
haven't been modified. What it boils down to is whether or not you
trust that the key you hav
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