Hi Alexey, Alexey Eromenko <al4321@gmail.com> writes: > Hello, > > One thing that I consider very useful -- is the addition of MD5sum > into the ISO image itself. > > Thankfully Debian already has the tools to do this: > "implantisomd5 mydata.iso" > and > "checkisomd5 -v mydata.iso" > > This is very handy to check multiple ISOs quickly without resorting to > an external file like "isos.md5", especially when I copy the ISOs from > one Hard Disk to the next, and may forget the accompanying .md5 file. > > This idea comes from Red Hat, but it is universally convenient to use > on any ISO files. Neat! Would you please "reportbug debian-cd" so your request doesn't fall through the cracks? That said, can this program be extended to use sha512sums instead, or is there an alternative that uses SHA512 instead of MD5? https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#verify Regards, Nicholas
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