Re: How to use the debian installation iso for installing packages using aptitude
On 9/22/13, Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Du, 18 aug 13, 21:22:59, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
>> > Also if I generate my own gpg key and sign the repository using that
>> > key,
>> > will it get authenticated?
>
> Yes, if you add the key correctly.
>
>> But gpg-signing a 30GiB repo, package by package, just to avoid
>> warning messages?
>> </shudder>
>
> You don't need to sign each package, only the Packages file, since that
> contains checksums for all individual .deb.
Ah. Sounds like a solution to my own problem posted here a month or
two ago. Thank you! Very useful to know!
> https://wiki.debian.org/SecureApt
Thanks again
Zenaan
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