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Package Signing Comes To Pacman and Arch Linux

Posted by timothy on from the ok-but-who-are-you-really dept.

fwarren writes "One of the main complaints heard around here on why some Slashdotters don't run Arch Linux is that the packages are not signed. Fear no more: Arch Linux and Pacman now allow for package signing."

5 of 103 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Now how about getting Linux users basic hygine by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 3, Funny

    Which is surprising because SOAP is a patent free industry standard.

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  2. Re:FRIST by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 4, Funny

    Warning. The parent post in unsigned and may have been forged.

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  3. Whew.... by liquidweaver · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've been using Arch for years, and the constant flow of virii and rootkits that were deluging me might finally go away!
    With all the recent news of linux package repositories being the main vector of all these advanced persistent threats my CPO (Chief Pentest Officer) has been telling me about, I can now breath a sigh of relief.

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  4. Re:Arch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    This post is unsigned and may have been forged.

  5. I just live on the edge by mshenrick · · Score: 5, Funny

    I feel like such a fearless badman for running arch linux before the packages were signed