Re: [Tails-dev] CheckIt no longer available
On Sat, Aug 04, 2012 at 12:17:03PM +0200, sajolida wrote: > >> I found a workaround for most cases but I wanted your opinion before > >> putting that in the documentation. > >> > >> 1. Download the ISO > >> 2. Install MD5 Reborned Hasher, restart Firefox > >> 3. Open the ISO image from File ▸ Open File… and save it on top of > >> itself. That's the weird move. It seems to work ok on Windows XP but it > >> was not working on my machine where /tmp didn't have enough space to > >> store a temporary copy of the full ISO. > >> 4. Check the SHA-256 from the Download window. > >> > >> What do you think? > > > > I think it is better than nothing or unusable documentation. I'd say go > > for it. > > Ok, I fixed the documentation accordingly. Please review: > > https://tails.boum.org/doc/get/verify_the_iso_image_using_other_operating_systems/ I only read it (no tests), but it looked clear and easy enough. We'll see how our users feel about it. Good work! :) -- Ague pgpZfL4UatO2i.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ tails-dev mailing list tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev
Re: [Tails-dev] CheckIt no longer available
On 01/08/12 21:40, Ague Mill wrote: > On Wed, Aug 01, 2012 at 05:28:49PM +0200, sajolida wrote: >> As pointed out by a user on the forum [1], the CheckIt add-on is not >> available anymore. > > Do you know why? The mozilla.org page for the extension says “This add-on has been removed by its author” and the author is not actively developing any other extension. >> I found a workaround for most cases but I wanted your opinion before >> putting that in the documentation. >> >> 1. Download the ISO >> 2. Install MD5 Reborned Hasher, restart Firefox >> 3. Open the ISO image from File ▸ Open File… and save it on top of >> itself. That's the weird move. It seems to work ok on Windows XP but it >> was not working on my machine where /tmp didn't have enough space to >> store a temporary copy of the full ISO. >> 4. Check the SHA-256 from the Download window. >> >> What do you think? > > I think it is better than nothing or unusable documentation. I'd say go > for it. Ok, I fixed the documentation accordingly. Please review: https://tails.boum.org/doc/get/verify_the_iso_image_using_other_operating_systems/ -- sajolida signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ tails-dev mailing list tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev
Re: [Tails-dev] CheckIt no longer available
On Wed, Aug 01, 2012 at 05:28:49PM +0200, sajolida wrote: > As pointed out by a user on the forum [1], the CheckIt add-on is not > available anymore. Do you know why? > I found a workaround for most cases but I wanted your opinion before > putting that in the documentation. > > 1. Download the ISO > 2. Install MD5 Reborned Hasher, restart Firefox > 3. Open the ISO image from File ▸ Open File… and save it on top of > itself. That's the weird move. It seems to work ok on Windows XP but it > was not working on my machine where /tmp didn't have enough space to > store a temporary copy of the full ISO. > 4. Check the SHA-256 from the Download window. > > What do you think? I think it is better than nothing or unusable documentation. I'd say go for it. -- Ague pgpBuoxXYjPEn.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ tails-dev mailing list tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev
[Tails-dev] CheckIt no longer available
As pointed out by a user on the forum [1], the CheckIt add-on is not available anymore. This add-on was used in the documentation to allow Windows or Mac users to verify the ISO image. We decided to advertise a Firefox plugin because: - it would be a relatively cross-platform solution - it should be easy to install - it could be fetched through HTTPS The alternative to do checksums with Firefox is MD5 Reborned Hasher [3] but this one can only be run from the "Download" window of Firefox. So just after downloading the ISO. Which most probably will not be the case since we are asking the verify the ISO, and possibly installing MD5 Reborned Hasher and restarting Firefox, after downloading the ISO. I found a workaround for most cases but I wanted your opinion before putting that in the documentation. 1. Download the ISO 2. Install MD5 Reborned Hasher, restart Firefox 3. Open the ISO image from File ▸ Open File… and save it on top of itself. That's the weird move. It seems to work ok on Windows XP but it was not working on my machine where /tmp didn't have enough space to store a temporary copy of the full ISO. 4. Check the SHA-256 from the Download window. What do you think? [1] https://tails.boum.org/forum/Checkit_no_longer_available/ [2] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/checkit/ [3] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/md5-reborned-hasher/ -- sajolida signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ tails-dev mailing list tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev
