Re: [newbie] md5sums file

[Stephen Reynolds]

MD5 Sums are 32 byte character strings that are the result of running 
the MD5 sum program against a particular file. Since any difference 
between two files results in two different strings, MD5's can be used to 
determine that the file or iso you downloaded is a bit-for-bit copy of 
the remote file or iso.

Paul Smith wrote:
Dear All

I am downloading Mandrake 10. On the site where from I am doing the 
download, I find the following file:

Mandrakelinux-10.0-Community-Download.md5sums.asc

Could somebody here please explain me what for it is this file?

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