[Linux-disciples] /usr/bin v. /usr/local/bin

[Stephen R Laniel]

On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 09:49:05AM -0400, Adam Rosi-Kessel wrote:
> Nothing that is not from Debian should be in /usr/bin.

This makes sense. The manpage should be clearer about that.

> There's a package (forget the name, think I forwarded it to you once), that
> checks all of the standard directories (/usr/bin /usr/share etc.) and makes
> sure that every file belongs to an installed package, and that each has an
> MD5 sum that matches the package's checksum list.

I believe it was 'cruft':

Package: cruft
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 640
Maintainer: Anthony Towns <ajt at debian.org>
Architecture: i386
Version: 0.9.6-0.4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), file
Filename: pool/universe/c/cruft/cruft_0.9.6-0.4_i386.deb
Size: 26888
MD5sum: 6323029f4c5f382947c204843d6dd883
Description: Find any cruft built up on your system
 cruft is a program to look over your system for anything that shouldn't
 be there, but is; or for anything that should be there, but isn't.
 .
 It bases most of its results on dpkg's database, as well as a list of
 `extra files' that can appear during the lifetime of various packages.
 .
 cruft is still in pre-release; your assistance in improving its accuracy
 and performance is appreciated.
Bugs: mailto:ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Origin: Ubuntu


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