Re: Debian v9 it's a stretch
On Thu 24 Aug 2017 at 21:56:51 +0200, Dejan Jocic wrote:
> On 24-08-17, Brian wrote:
> > On Thu 24 Aug 2017 at 21:31:55 +0200, Dejan Jocic wrote:
> >
> > > On 24-08-17, Brian wrote:
> > > > On Thu 24 Aug 2017 at 21:16:26 +0200, Dejan Jocic wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On 24-08-17, Brian wrote:
> > > > > > > The alternative would be to reconfigure rkhunter.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You could make a start by purging it from your system. It performs no
> > > > > > useful function.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Brian.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Could you explain that bit more, please?
> > > >
> > > > apt-get purge rkhunter. Enough?
> > > >
> > >
> > > No, not really. Why do you think that rkhunter is useless?
> >
> > It does not anything of consequence.
> >
> > --
> > Brian
> >
>
> Do you find checking for possible rootkits is useless, or you are just
> not happy how rkhunter performs that function?
A well-documented case of rkhunter discovering a rootkit in the last
ten years (the 1000s of false positives do not count) would go a long
way to establishing its credence,
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