{"id":921,"date":"2025-01-24T22:18:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T21:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orditux.org\/bentovillage\/?p=921"},"modified":"2025-01-24T22:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T21:23:20","slug":"download-and-burn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orditux.org\/bentovillage\/2025\/01\/24\/download-and-burn\/","title":{"rendered":"Download and burn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A file containing an operating system should not be treated the same way as a regular file. While you can download files using a web browser, this method is the least secure for this purpose. An operating system is provided as a disk image<\/a> of a certain size, and when using a web browser, it can lose data along the way.<\/p>\n

This might be a tiny amount, and the size of the image may even appear to be the same as the one online, but even a minimal difference can compromise the installation on your computer.<\/p>\n

How to do it?<\/h2>\n

If you are using Windows<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Preferably, use a program designed to manage downloads, such as Free Download Manager<\/a>, a GPL-licensed program, or a torrent client, such as Transmission<\/a>. Once you\u2019ve finished downloading an ISO image of your future distribution: NEVER UNARCHIVE IT! It would be unusable\u2026<\/p>\n

Once your download is complete, verify the integrity of the download using a program that calculates the MD5 checksum<\/a> of the ISO file and compares it with the one in the file with the .md5sum extension which comes with the ISO image.<\/p>\n

For example, you can use Md5summer<\/a> or WxChecksums<\/a>, which are free software for Windows.<\/p>\n

You can also use Install-winMd5Sum.exe<\/a> or Checksum Calculator<\/a>, both mentioned on the Ubuntu community wiki. You can then burn the ISO image with a program like InfraRecorder<\/a>, another free software for Windows. Burn at a slow speed (e.g. 5x) and on a non-rewritable CD, the result of the burn is often more reliable this way.<\/p>\n

If you are already using GNU\/Linux<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Open a console, type the md5sum command, followed by the -c option, and the name of the md5 file which must be placed in the same directory as the ISO image it accompanies. For example:<\/p>\n

md5sum -c name-of-file.md5sum <\/code><\/pre>\n
Once the command is validated, the console should return the following message:<\/p>\n
name-of-your-file.iso: OK<\/code><\/pre>\n
By having both the iso image and the accompanying md5sum file, some burning software will check the MD5 sum for you before starting.<\/p>\n
All Operating Systems<\/h3>\n
Additional information in 2024 : MD5 is a hash algorithm which has been less and less in use for this purpose, for security reasons. Now SHA-256 algorithms<\/a> are most often used. The principle is the same as for MD5, you need a method for each OS which you use when checking a bootable ISO file. In Windows, a method similar to the one used in Linux is available, using the PowerShell console<\/a>. And of course in a Linux terminal you will just type something such as:<\/p>\n
sha256sum -c name-of-file.sha256 <\/code><\/pre>\n
and once the command is validated, the console should return the following message:<\/p>\n
name-of-your-file.iso: Success<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
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