I wanted to try linux mint on my computer so I downloaded the iso file from the official website https://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=217 via torrent.
The computer I used to download it runs windows 10. Now I want to verify the integrity of the iso file, but the instructions in the website https://linuxmint.com/verify.php don't seem to apply for my case (being a windows owner).
The guide below is my newbie way of trying to explain how to check Linux Mint ISO's using MD5 and SHA256 checksums in a Linux or Microsoft Windows system. Checking the ISO Inside a Linux System (If you want to do the check inside a Microsoft Windows system then skip this step and goto 'Step 2b' below.). Without that step SHA256 is.
I know that before linux used to provide with the value of the md5 checksum, but from what I see that is no longer available. I could generate md5, sha-1, sha-256 and sha-512 using a windows utility. However, I don't know where to find the correct values to compare them. Using both mirrors or torrent, I could only download the iso file. Theer were no sha256sum.txt or sha256sum.txt.gpg files along with it.
What would you suggest for this case?
2 Answers
I accessed the mirror, chose the stable branch, klicked on '18' and found the sha256sum.txt and the corresponding gpg file sha256sum.txt.gpg.https://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/linuxmint.com/stable/18/
You should definetily check them out yourself, but know you can compare them with PsFCIV
Actually, Linux Mint site has already provided the sha256sum.txt or sha256sum.txt.gpg files for us to verify the downloaded ISO files. It is included in the release announcement.
You can find them from the links below:
Linux Mint 18 “Sarah” Cinnamon released! (Cinnamon Edition)http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3051
Linux Mint 18 “Sarah” MATE released! (MATE Edition)http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=3052
You can find the sha256sum.txt or sha256sum.txt.gpg files links in the two release announcements.
Please pay attention to the edition and version you downloaded before verifying the ISO.