On 07/28/2017 08:45 AM, Brian Barker wrote:
At 16:27 28/07/2017 +0200, Anthony Scales wrote:
I have downloaded the exe file
"Apache_OpenOffice_4.1.3_Win_x86_install_en-US" and the md5 file that
belongs to it. When I upload the md5 file to the recommended websites
I get a different hash numbers to that in the exe file.
You will, because you should not be submitting the MD5 file to
anything. The instructions at the web site are not entirely clear and
you seem to be misinterpreting them.
What should I do?
Use whatever means you wish to process the (large) downloaded
installation file and derive its MD5 hash value. But don't also do
this with the MD5 file. Instead, open the MD5 file in a text editor:
it contains only the required comparison hash value and the name of
the relevant installation file. Compare the MD5 value from the
installation file with the *content* of the MD5 file. They need to match.
I trust this helps.
Brian Barker
Brian et al,
That is painful and error-prone. I know, I used to do it. Then I
automated the process:
md5sum --check --strict <md5-filename>
That uses the best tool, the computer, to do the checking and give a
yes/no result. Much better than verifying each and every character in
the long md5sum.
HTH.
Girvin Herr
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