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Re: [TCLUG:19905] show all installed rpms



Callum Lerwick wrote:
> 
> rpm -Va              # Verify all packages. Good for discovering what to
> fix if you fsck up file permissions... *innocent look*

Also invaluable if your box gets cracked.  You can find out if any
important files (/bin/login, /bin/ls, /bin/ps, etc) were modified. 
Well, that will work until crackers start using RPMs...

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