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| Started by | Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> |
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| First post | 2016-09-26 03:50 +0200 |
| Last post | 2016-09-26 04:30 +0200 |
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unsigned linux-image? Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2016-09-26 03:50 +0200
Re: unsigned linux-image? Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2016-09-26 04:10 +0200
Re: unsigned linux-image? Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2016-09-26 04:30 +0200
| From | Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> |
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| Date | 2016-09-26 03:50 +0200 |
| Subject | unsigned linux-image? |
| Message-ID | <sltdn-5JM-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
Hey all, Does anyone know what the deal is with the recently-released linux-image-4.7.0-0.bpo.1-amd64-unsigned package? It installs without complaint, so aptitude doesn't mind its unsigned-ness - does the 'unsigned' refer to something else? Richard
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| From | Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> |
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| Date | 2016-09-26 04:10 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <sltwJ-65r-3@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #172783 |
On 26/09/16 14:43, Richard Hector wrote: > Hey all, > Does anyone know what the deal is with the recently-released > linux-image-4.7.0-0.bpo.1-amd64-unsigned package? It installs without > complaint, so aptitude doesn't mind its unsigned-ness - does the > 'unsigned' refer to something else? > Richard Richard, in this context, "signed" means signed for use with UEFI Secure Boot. Some recent kernels with no mention of signedness in their package name contain text like this: "The kernel image and modules are signed for use with Secure Boot." From: https://packages.debian.org/sid/linux-image-4.7.0-1-amd64 Kind regards, -- Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> Director Transient Software Limited <http://transient.nz/> New Zealand
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| From | Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> |
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| Date | 2016-09-26 04:30 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <sltQ5-6kR-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| In reply to | #172784 |
On 26/09/16 14:59, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: > On 26/09/16 14:43, Richard Hector wrote: >> Hey all, >> Does anyone know what the deal is with the recently-released >> linux-image-4.7.0-0.bpo.1-amd64-unsigned package? It installs without >> complaint, so aptitude doesn't mind its unsigned-ness - does the >> 'unsigned' refer to something else? >> Richard > > Richard, > > in this context, "signed" means signed for use with UEFI Secure Boot. > Some recent kernels with no mention of signedness in their package name > contain text like this: > > "The kernel image and modules are signed for use with Secure Boot." > > From: https://packages.debian.org/sid/linux-image-4.7.0-1-amd64 Cheers - I don't tend to look at the detailed descriptions of packages I think I'm familiar with :-) I might make a suggestion on the kernel list, to add something to the description of -unsigned packages ... Richard
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