Re: md5sum proposal
Piotr Roszatycki wrote:
> > a) It really provides no security.
> It is not for *this* security reason (crackers, hackers and others)
>
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> A few weeks ago I had a system crash. I had to check which packages was
> broken. I had to do this _quickly_ and _easly_.
> I lost a lot of time because I had to do it manually - a lot of packages
> didn't have md5sums check file.
>
> md5sums doesn't repend of dpkg. It is possible to use "3rd party" tool
> like debsums.
I agree. I didn't second the proposal because I thought it helped
security, I seconded the proposal because it helps to find
corrupted file after a system crash.
I think that those that oppose the proposal should propose to
_remove_ the md5sums file (since they think they bloat the system
and have no purpose). It's all or nothing in my view.
Peter
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