md5sums difficult to find
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu Website - OBSOLETE |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
This feedback was received thru the ubuntu-doc list[1]. In brief, the md5sums are hidden. Their presence should be emphasized. The quote:
[quote]In the download instructions we are told to check the integrity of
the download using the md5sums. The md5sums are conspicuous by their
absence on the Ubuntu site. Using a search of the site turns up
nothing. I checked on the forums about this and was given a couple of
non-official Ubuntu sites which give a lot of information about checking
the md5sum for a Ubuntu download, but they both refer the user back to
the download site to get the numbers. The links for the mirrors only
produce the actual distribution download. A new user would soon get
tired of this run-around and just give up.[/quote]
[1] https:/
This is now fixed, in that the burning instructions include a prominent link to instructions for verifying the MD5sum. https:/ /help.ubuntu. com/community/ BurningIsoHowto