#How to do a checksum for an iso

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polar lintel
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I always skipped this step because I'm still new to linux. I wanted to try out fedora today and tried following the checksum guide from their site, but I have no idea how to do it with terminal saying the file doesn't exist. The built-in iso verify tool also always tells me the verification failed. I get even more confused when methods on google seem different. If anyone can guide me through this once, I think I can get the hang of it.

polar lintel
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oof if anyone can help me install the os at that. It keep rebooting back to mint when i try to boot to the live installer thingy

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am I going about linux wrong lol. keep gettng weird issues

lament forge
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I think it was different file location causes this No such file or directory thing.

carmine stone
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Integrity check
To check the integrity of your local ISO file, generate its SHA256 sum and compare it with the sum present in sha256sum.txt.

sha256sum yourfile.iso

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once it calculates long number, compare that to the checksum number provided by where you got the file.

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In your case, open that white icon text file named CHECKSUM, and compare the value to above step. If it matches, it's fine.

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  • be aware that you must change to the proper folder in command prompt first, before running the command. ie: cd ~/Downloads if that is where it is saved.
carmine stone
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Tip: with Ventoy USB, you can use the second boot -menu page to verify easily.