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Todd Forsberg - Thu, 2011/04/14 - 03:43
Just a little reminder to help others out. When downloading ISO images (or other files too), if a MD5SUM is given by the provider make note of it and test your download.
I used to do this all the time 5 or 6 years ago. I never had a bad dload. So, over time I stopped checking the MD5SUM value.
This past week I lost at least 4 hours of my time due to a corrupted download. If I would have taken the extra 2 minutes to check the MD5, I could have saved that time (not mention the multiple CD disks burned).
Remember, your time is valuable. Better to take 2 to 5 minutes to verify a download, than to WASTE hours upon hours.
HTH,
Todd
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Agreed, release verification is important
All TurnKey images are cryptographically signed so the integrity of the image can be verified. Details available here.
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