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MD5SUM?

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mikeshn

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Hello

I downloaded the Limbo from ftp.redhat.com. The last file is called MD5SUm(given below). What is the purpose of MD5sum file?

66f7308e17713b32147d469741a81992 limbo-i386-disc1.iso
6fcf44fb96460bc469e1d75e862d721a limbo-i386-disc2.iso
6818661ba15c2a0529d03ceeb12b77a0 limbo-i386-disc3.iso
f06fe629dc4b49381fea01d9c0427139 limbo-i386-disc4.iso
94e456b728297d75037f5e6a9f0f1f99 limbo-i386-disc5.iso



Thanks a lot
 
An MD5 Checksum is a way to validate the integrity of the files you download against corruption (hostile or accidental).
Basically, the creator of the file generates an MD5SUM for it, and posts it with the file. If the file changes, to very high odds, that change will result in a different MD5SUM. So, if you run md5sum on the file you've downloaded, and it is different from what is posted, then the file you downloaded is not identical to what was originally posted.

See the man page for more info & how to use it.
 
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