FCHECK FOR DEBIAN
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Installation
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Debian package should perform all installation that is required. You should
only need to edit the configuration file and re-run fcheck additionally
including the -c option to rebuild the database.

Original README and INSTALL docs included that came with the source.

Configuration
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Additional features included in the debian package include:

a) Default /etc/fcheck/fcheck.cfg config file to do some basic checking.

   This file will need editing to suit your personal requirements, please
   see the INSTALL file regarding syntax and options;

b) Automatic addition of a crontab entry to run fcheck regularly.

   Edit /etc/cron.d/fcheck and amend as required.

c) Addition of basic man page;

d) Basic fcheck md5sum database created when the package is installed;

   Database is created according to the ruleset defined in the configuration
   file, /etc/fcheck/fcheck.cfg. If you wish to change the database, then
   edit the configuration file and re-run fcheck with the -c option.

   See INSTALL file for further details.

 -- Graham Simpson <gsimpson@copernicusgbs.com>, Wed, 29 Nov 2000 07:44:36 +0000

Power Management
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If you are using fcheck on a laptop and would like to avoid running the check
when you are running off of battery power, install the "powermgmt-base" package
and change the cronjob (/etc/cron.d/fcheck) like this:

from:

  30 */2	* * *	root	test -x /usr/sbin/fcheck && if ! nice ionice -c3 /usr/sbin/fcheck -asxrf ...

to:

  30 */2	* * *	root	test -x /usr/sbin/fcheck && /usr/bin/on_ac_power && if ! nice ionice -c3 /usr/sbin/fcheck -asxrf ...

 -- Francois Marier <francois@debian.org>  Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:45:48 +1300
