checking download for errors

[tobythedog]

hi is there any way of checking a download of ubuntu for errors before burning it to a cd

[peculiar penguin]

You can compute the checksum of your local file (md5sum filename) and compare it to the one published on the download site (ubuntu-12.04-desktop-i386.iso would be d791352694374f1c478779f7f4447a3f, for example).

[haqking]

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM

[tobythedog]

could you elaberate on this answer please as i dont really understand i am not an expert need idiot instructions please

[haqking]

could you elaberate on this answer please as i dont really understand i am not an expert need idiot instructions please

not sure how to elaborate anymore than the link already explains.

It shows you and details step by step what to do

[Curtis6767]

Here's the process:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM

You can find the right checksum here:

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/20120425/

Your CD burner may also have a 'Verify' feature, as well.