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  • 25-08-2013 11:44pm
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    BAA RAM EWE
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 46 ✭


    From a Torrent site, while you are using Windows, how do you make sure some windows/Apple Fanboy doesn't infect your machine?

    If ya get me.


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    gctest50
    Registered Users Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    https://fedoraproject.org/en/verify


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    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    Usually you'll find a MD5 hash on the download page, allowing you to verify that the ISO has not been tampered with.

    NirSoft's HashMyFiles is your friend.


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    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    +1 for the MD5 checksum, and always check it before you use the iso. Once you start using Linux, use gtkHash to run the checksum of any iso file that you download.


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,497 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Maybe just don't download from some random torrent site, instead go to the linux distro's site and use the links they provide.


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    gouche
    Registered Users Posts: 416 ✭✭gouche


    Cabaal wrote: »
    Maybe just don't download from some random torrent site, instead go to the linux distro's site and use the links they provide.

    +1 to this.

    Me thinks the OP was possibly looking to download something else :D

    In which case the answer would be to read the comments. Or better still, avoid altogether.


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    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,518 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    ftp.heanet.ie is usually pretty quick.


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    BAA RAM EWE
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 46 ✭BAA RAM EWE


    OK, and what if you clicked on the wrong torrent link and downloaded the wrong thing.

    How do you stop it messing up a windows install?


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    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    BAA RAM EWE wrote: »
    OK, and what if you clicked on the wrong torrent link and downloaded the wrong thing.

    How do you stop it messing up a windows install?

    Just use the Heanet FTP or else invoke the torrent download via the distros official site. Use a checksum generator to match the checksums of the download to be extra paranoid (generally MD5/SHA1 values will be provided on the isos download page)

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