[Slapt-get-user] slapt-get order of operations

[Jason Woodward]

Hi Jude,

> When downloading any package unless package verification is disabled, 
> package verification needs to have succeeded before removal of any old 
> software.  With package verification enabled, on the current version of 
> slapt-get I notice slapt-get removes old software and empty directories 
> before doing package verification of the newly downloaded package. 
> Sooner or later someone with a flakey connection or malware thrown into a

> package will have a problem with this if it's not changed.

I'm not sure I follow.	Prior to anything getting installed, removed, etc
each package is downloaded and the md5sum is verified.	What verification
are you referring to?


take care,
jason
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Jason Woodward
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