#1141305 apt-ftparchive: stop generating MD5 and SHA1 checksums by default

Package:
apt-utils
Source:
apt-utils
Description:
package management related utility programs
Submitter:
Martin-Éric Racine
Date:
2026-07-02 19:31:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1141305#5
Date:
2026-07-02 19:29:09 UTC
From:
To:
MD5 and SHA1 checksums are notoriously week. apt-ftparchive should no longer generate them by default.

They could still be enabled via APT::FTPArchive::Index::Checksum or APT::FTPArchive::Checksum if necessary.

Martin-Éric