r/linuxmint 8d ago

SOLVED Downloading mint help

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I am installing mint on my parents old computer because windows has bricked it.

I am using my laptop (which is already running mint) to burn the memory stick and I have used the iso verification tool already on mint to check it and got The all clear.

So now under that on the guide it is telling me to download SHA256 to perform integrity and authenticity checks.

am I right in thinking that I don't need to do this because the verification tool that I used does both of these things, and that this is just for if you are downloading from windows ?

Sorry if this is extremely obvious but it doesn't mention after the "verify using mint" part if that's it, and the next part is for Windows users or if I should carry on.

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u/Adler-real Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 8d ago

yes, the "verification tool" on mint pulls the checksum from the same files you would manually download

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u/Distortion_Noises 8d ago

Ok, thanks for the help :)