[Triumf-linux-managers] Fix for latest SL4,
SL5 unsigned java packages
Konstantin Olchanski
olchansk at triumf.ca
Tue Jan 15 11:25:54 PST 2008
Folks - a whole new bunch of unsigned java packages just arrived
from the good SL maintainers. These unsigned packages make the
nightly yum updates not work.
Because yum normally refuses to install unsigned packages, you all are
welcome to install them manually using these scripts
for SL4 and SL5 respectively:
/triumfcs/trshare/olchansk/linux/triumf-update/fix-SL4-java.sh
/triumfcs/trshare/olchansk/linux/triumf-update/fix-SL5-java.sh
(do look inside the scripts - all they do is save you some typing).
Note - package signature checking in yum is the only thing that
protects your machine from being owned by any lazy hacker who
could be bothered with hacking mirror.triumf.ca
or ftp.scientifixlinux.org or with tricking DNS into redirecting
ftp.scientificlinux.org into a trojan ftp site full of trojan rpms.
--
Konstantin Olchanski
Data Acquisition Systems: The Bytes Must Flow!
Email: olchansk-at-triumf-dot-ca
Snail mail: 4004 Wesbrook Mall, TRIUMF, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 2A3, Canada
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