From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.86] helo=cantata.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18EKIm-0007Ml-00 for ; Tue, 19 Nov 2002 21:09:16 -0500 Received: from cantata.rednote.net (cantata.rednote.net [127.0.0.1]) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian -4) with ESMTP id gAK2A4k8000869 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=FAIL) for ; Tue, 19 Nov 2002 21:10:06 -0500 Received: (from janina@localhost) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian -4) id gAJN9w7Q032521 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 19 Nov 2002 18:09:58 -0500 Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 18:09:57 -0500 From: Janina Sajka To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: need some rh help Message-ID: <20021119230957.GC31591@rednote.net> References: <3.0.6.32.20021119010112.0079ab80@pop3.netins.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20021119010112.0079ab80@pop3.netins.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i X-Operating-System: Linux cantata 2.4.16 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Jason Symes writes: > > I was browsing the rh images folder on the ftp site, and I found a file > called MD5SUM. Is this an important file, and should I download it? Yes, you should download it and use it. It can tell you whether the large, .iso images you've donwloaded actually are exact copies of the ones on the Internet. That's very helpful because you don't want to get half way into an installation only to discover that there are errors in your downloaded installation files, and the installer can't continue. If the iso images and the file MD5SUM are all in the same directory, you can issue the command: md5sum -c MD5SUM It's a very simple way to avoid a lot of heartache. PS: If md5sun reports problems, don't download the files again, if you can possibly avoid it. Instead, use rsync to fix the bad parts.