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md5sums and verifying package contents



Debian needs a nice way to verify and "fix" packages, I feel. We do have
"debsums", but not all packages generate md5sums. Maybe I should start
filing bug reports against packages that don't have md5sums? (What
priority should that be?)

Another thing I would like to see, is a "force-install" on apt-get or
something... I want to reinstall a package sometimes, don't want to go
and download it by hand to be able to use dpkg -i ...

These things are esp. useful in the event of e.g. a powerfailure...

Hugo van der Merwe

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