You might need to check the integrity of a downloaded ISO before burning it to a media type. A corrupt ISO can lead to problems during installation.
To verify downloaded ISOs on Linux
md5sum is a command line utility which can be used on a Linux system to generate and verify the MD5 digests using the MD5 algorithm. This is helpful for detecting file corruption.
Download pages provide a md5sum digest for the ISO that can be verified against the file after it is downloaded. . If they differ, then the downloaded ISO is corrupt.
Command Syntax:
# md5sum [OPTION] [FILE]..
In the simplest form:
# md5sum
The above command generates an md5 digest (signature) which can be verified against the one available on the Web site.
For more command options, please refer the man page for md5sum.
Please let me know how it goes.
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JamesHu@citrix
