> The md5sum files inside the package as they are now can be generated > at install time by anyone who wishes to have them. Security wise they > are useless and for accidental corruption they are redundant (since > they can be generated at install time). > > Thus they just waste space and bandwith. A lot more and larger things could be generated at install time. They do save time. Also, they can detect corruption during installation after installation.
Regards T.
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