Mint has an ISO verification tool that calculates checksum of the file and than compares it to the one you give it. What I don't get is why is it only limited to ISOs? It should work the same for any other type of file, no?
#File verification
tribal flax
worn fulcrum
Mint has an ISO verification tool that calculates checksum of the file and than ...
i imagine you only give it the image and it just tells you if its correct or not.
if it was to work with other software you'd have to paste the correct hash too
so it would be kind of useless
tribal flax
I mean it gives you the hash of the current file, so you can copy and paste it to the file in other location (like usb stick) to make sure it copied correctly.
last geyser
afaik, it just calculates a hash string. that's it.
you have to give it EXPLICITLY a hash string (from the author of another file on the website) the comparison hash, and it will scan n find difference or match. if match, it will show green checkmarks or say OK or GOOD
lets say I'm publishing a file to share online. i run gtk-hash. it computes a string. I publish that md5 or sha256 string on the website beside my download link.
then others download that file, then they run the mint comparison tool or gtk-hash, and it calculates a unique string. if the user visually compares it to the one I published on my site, they will know ok, it's not corrupt bit-wise.