Re: Verifying integrity of .deb file
Darac Marjal <mailinglist <at> darac.org.uk> writes:
>
> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:28:35PM +0000, Uttam wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am currently generating a custom deb file and distributing it over
> > http. What are the options to verify the integrity of .deb files on the
> > machine where I have installed the .deb?
>
> One way to do that would be to set up a repository for the file. That
> way, the Packages file will list hashsums for the .deb and apt-get (and
> friends) can verify the file as you download it.
>
> This also has the advantage that your end users can get updates as
> easily as the rest of their OS.
>
>
Thanks for the reply.
I would prefer the solution you mentioned but unfortunately all I can do
is to list it under http://test.com/pub/app_1.0_i386.deb.
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