> > Not sure how that will help. If someone has been able to upload or put a > compromised package on a site, he can also put a md5sum for it. When you are > downloading from a untrusted place, everything there can be suspect. >
> Nigel Babu: > The main reason that everyone encourages md5sum on all your downloads is > this. Whenever you download ubuntu or anything *not* from a trusted > repository, an md5 should be done to verify contents. A lot of people > don't, but clearly this is more than enough reason to do it. > > Warm Regards > Nigel Babu > > > >> -- >> >> ubuntu-in mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in >> > >
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