Re: How to verify install iso?
On 13 December 2013 01:41, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> wrote:
>
> There's no explanation where the checksum files can be found. The iso
> does include a md5sum.txt and nothing else. There simply is no file for
> comparison.
>
The checksum cannot be in a file because the file itself might have
been forged. It is necessary to compute it by analysing the contents
of the ISO itself. That's what the mentioned tools are for - they will
output a checksum that should match the one on the website.
HTH,
I.
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