

#LINUX OS ISO FILE HOW TO#
On this "Linux Mint Verify" page are the original Linux Mint team instructions for how to verify the. Or, just click one of the mirror links, then click "testing" folder for Linux Mint 18 (Beta version), or click "stable" for previous stable Linux Mint versions, and pick your version that you want to use, or are using (like version 17.3), and double click that, then you can click to download the checksum files, or right click then "save link as" to the same "/Downloads" folder. You can use the quicker link below this paragraph. The Linux Mint Verify link " " shows download mirror locations where the linux Mint iso files and their checksum files " sha256sum.txt" (checksum file) & " " (signing key file)) are located, where anyone can download them. You must first download a Linux Mint installation, "test Drive", file (Linux Mint.iso), and the correct checksum files (sha256sum.txt and ) for that edition and version of Linux Mint into the same folder (directory).

In this tutorial, except for the last step #5, you can use desktop graphical programs to do any of these instructions without going to the console terminal command prompt, although I will provide instructions for both options.
#LINUX OS ISO FILE VERIFICATION#
Phd21 wrote: Caution: I do not know if downloading the Linux Mint Iso file using a torrent client and the Linux Mint Torrent Link means that you can skip the checksum verification process, or skip verifying the signing key signature process.įYI: The Linux Mint "Torrent" link is available on the regular download web pages just above the part that states
