Package Signing Comes To Pacman and Arch Linux

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."

Re:Now how about getting Linux users basic hygine

[RyuuzakiTetsuya]

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

Re:FRIST

[K. S. Kyosuke]

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

Whew....

[liquidweaver]

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.

Re:Arch

[Anonymous Coward]

This post is unsigned and may have been forged.

I just live on the edge

[mshenrick]

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