One of the coolest things on RPM is the --verify switch. For example, I
can check to see if a package's contents have changed. For example, if I
run:
rpm --verify setup
I get the following output:
S.5....T c /etc/hosts.allow
S.5....T c /etc/hosts.deny
S.5....T c /etc/printcap
S.5....T c /etc/profile
SM5....T c /etc/securetty
S.5....T c /etc/services
S.5....T c /etc/shells
.M...... /var/log/lastlog
The key for the above output is:
5 MD5 sum
S File size
L Symlink
T Mtime
U User
G Group
M Mode (includes permissions and file type)
>From the output, I can deduct that a number of files have changed,
including hosts.allow, hosts.deny, etc. It is handy for checking if stuff
like top and ps ahve changed after a hack.
Is this possible in dpkg? Can I "verify" debs? I looked through the man
pages and havent seen anything interesting.
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