Please update rkhunter to 1.4.2

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22:19:21] Info: Executing download command '/usr/bin/wget -q -O /var/lib/rkhunter/tmp/rkhunter.upd.eA8q1aBmwi http://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/1.3/i18n/1.3.8/i18n.ver 2>/dev/null'
[22:19:31] Checking file i18n versions [ Update failed ]
[22:19:31] Warning: Download of 'i18n.ver' failed: Unable to determine the latest version number.
[22:19:31]

[Ben Johnson (a03-6eo-chg)]

I don't know how more people aren't complaining about this. I receive a disconcerting email message every single day because of this bug.

The average user will have no idea what's causing this warning, either; one has to dig into the detailed log file to find that this message results from a failed network update and not an actual root-kit on the system.

Please fix this ASAP.

[jlord87 (moro-87)]

This bug is really annoying.
As a system administrator dealing daily with several virtual machines, i receive tons of mail warning me that my systems may be infected.

This bug should be fixed immediately!

[Ben Johnson (a03-6eo-chg)]

I can only imagine how annoying this must be for admins who run a scan more than once per day. This is an LTS release, folks. This is supposed to be an enterprise-grade OS. Being warned about a root-kit, falsely, on every scan is not something to be taken lightly. Many of us have wasted lots of time trying to get to the bottom of these messages, only to find that an outdated update URL is at fault, is frustrating. Am I way off base here, or is this just a matter of updating the package to reflect updated source?

[Vincas Dargis (talkless)]

So it's broken... At least there could be a backport creaded.

[Thomas Leavitt (u-tho4as-f)]

This is essentially a duplicate of bug #1220425, which asks that LTS be upgraded to the supported version.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rkhunter/+bug/1220425

[mig5 (mig5)]

This also affects Trusty, not just LTS.

Every day I get the same output from the cronjob

Error: Invalid display - keyword cannot be found: Display line: display --to LOG --type INFO CONFIG_ROOTDIR_DFLT

And the rkhunter log shows the same as the OP:

[07:03:11] Warning: Download of 'i18n.ver' failed: Unable to determine the latest version number.

We can surely do something about this for the latest release of Ubuntu if not LTS..

[mig5 (mig5)]

(oops forgot that Trusty *is* LTS, was thinking only of Precise. nevermind : )

[Logan Rosen (logan)]

rkhunter 1.4.2-0.3 is now in Vivid.

[Vincas Dargis (talkless)]

Is it possible to have it backported to 12.04 LTS?

[Logan Rosen (logan)]

Please install ubuntu-dev-tools and then run the following command:
$ request-backport -d precise rkhunter

This will form a request on Launchpad to backport rkhunter to Precise.

[Logan Rosen (logan)]

Sorry, that should be requestbackport, not request-backport.