Installing container signature files on Bitcurator (Ubuntu)

[Jenny Hunt NRS]

Following on from my previous posts on "Installing DROID on OS Sierra 10.12.6" I have a further questions regarding installing container signature files. I am running DROID from the terminal using the previously suggested jar command with the necessary files still located in my Downloads directory. I don't know where to put a new container signature file. As the DROID application is designed with a nice wee box in Preferences to update signature files I don't have a problem with them, but grateful if someone could tell me where to put my container signature update. Even more grateful if DROID could have a similar nice wee box in Preferences for this!

Thanks

Jenny

[Paul Young]

Hi Jenny,

If the computer is connected to the Internet the 'check for signature updates' should update both container and binary signatures. 

To update manually DROID creates a .droid6 file in your home directory, e.g for Mac I think for me this would be users/pyoung/.droid6. For Mac this would be set to default as a hidden folder, this site gives guidance on making these viewable https://ianlunn.co.uk/articles/quickly-showhide-hidden-files-mac-os-x-mavericks/. In the .droid6 here is another folder called container_sigs and signature_files. You can copy signature files in here and then in preferences they should appear and you can select them.

Best,

Paul Young

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[Jenny Hunt NRS]

Thanks Paul. I wasn't sure where the .droid6 directory might be on Linux and of course it was hidden, so all good now!

Jenny