Stop Guessing Whether Debian Package Files Changed: Practical `debsums` for Integrity Checks

Stop Guessing Whether Debian Package Files Changed: Practical debsums for Integrity Checks A package can be fully installed and still not be in the state you think it is. Maybe a file was edited by hand. Maybe a cleanup script went too far. Maybe you are checking a host after a rough shutdown, disk issue, or suspicious change and you want one simple answer: Did files shipped by Debian packages change on disk? On Debian and Debian-derived systems, debsums is one practical way to answer that. This