Re: Problems during Woody install connected to x-surf

[Michel <mi...@da...>]

On Son, 2002-02-17 at 22:48, Andreas W=FCst wrote:
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> Am 17-Feb-02 schrieb Michel D=E4nzer:
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> >> PPS: What about security during a network installation? Is there any c=
hance
> >> to break into a system actually just installing, because there isn't a=
ny
> >> root pasword set so far? Or spoofing the download files?
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> > The Release file is signed, so if you worry about that, you can verify
> > the signature and then the package files with the MD5 sums in the
> > Release file.
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> Hmm, but how to do that?

The Release file GnuPG signature is in the Release.gpg file, or what do
you want to know?


> But... I couldn't install on my second try tonight: Doing the base
> installation gave me a "malformed release file"! And I tried several time=
s to
> connect to the server. What should that tell me?

Use a basedebs tarball. ;)

Seriously though, that's an infamous bug. I don't think it really has to
do with the Release file at all; at least when we installed a box at
work, the error seemed to appear to quickly for it to even have a chance
to download it. Is this with the 3.0.19 boot-floppies?


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Earthling Michel D=E4nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast