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What is this? I always wait for it to get done because I'm afraid it will screw up my disk if i don't..anyone know what "Md5 Sum" is? It's on ...
- 01-14-2006 #1Linux User
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Md5 Sum in K3b????
What is this? I always wait for it to get done because I'm afraid it will screw up my disk if i don't..anyone know what "Md5 Sum" is? It's on the burn cd image screen.
- 01-14-2006 #2forum.guy
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It's checking the downloaded file before burning to be sure it hasn't been tampered with and that it's the same as the file that was mean to be distributed. You want this, as it's a good thing. You can download the md5 checksum file from the same location and then compare it to the numbers K3b gives you to make certain all is as it should be.
http://www.newlinuxuser.com/explain-...-md5-checksum/
- 01-14-2006 #3Linux User
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Ok thanks, I just wanted to know if I should keep it running or not, obviously now I will leave it.
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