On 11-03-12 12:25, Сергей wrote: > zsync might be not as effective as web download when you have no older > version because it's not aware of geographical location of the mirrors. > If you're simply downloading the .iso without zsync, make sure to check > its integrity (otherwise you may end up with a borked system): > 1) Download the .iso.md5 for the version which you're downloading > 2) $ md5sum myfile.iso > myfile.iso.md5.local > 3) $ diff -q myfile.iso myfile.iso.md5.local && echo "everything's > fine" || echo "you're screwed, go zsync" > in case md5 sums don't match, you should re-download the image or zsync > the missing parts.
Even better: 2) $ md5sum -c downloaded.iso.md5 This will automatically check integrity and report OK if correct. -- Pim Vullers Heerstraat 29 / 5953 GE Reuver [email protected] -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~elementary-dev-community More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

