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Description
This test is intended to verify that the posted ISO media matches the published sha256sum [1]. Additionally, for ISO media that includes an embedded MD5 [2] checksum, this test verifies that checkisomd5
(used by the installer) correctly locates and verifies the embedded MD5 sum.
Setup
- Download the
.iso
media files you wish to test - Download the matching CHECKSUM file. For example,
Fedora-41-i386-CHECKSUM
.
How to test
- Validate that the published CHECKSUM matches the downloaded ISO files by running the command
sha256sum
. For example, you might type:sha256sum -c Fedora-15-i386-CHECKSUM
- For all
DVD.iso
,boot.iso
andLive.iso
images, validate the md5sum imprinted inside the ISO image. When testingMulti-Install.iso
orMulti-Desktop.iso
DVD images, this step does not apply. First, install theisomd5sum
package by typing:yum install isomd5sum
. Next, to check all ISO files using thecheckisomd5
command, you might type:for ISO in Fedora-*.iso ; do echo "= $ISO =" ; checkisomd5 $ISO ; echo; done
Expected Results
- The command
sha256sum
should return OK results. For example:$ sha256sum -c Fedora-15-i386-CHECKSUM Fedora-15-i386-DVD.iso: OK Fedora-15-i386-netinst.iso: OK
- The command
checkisomd5
, when run against installation or Live ISO images should indicate that it is OK to use this media for each ISO image. For example:The media check is complete, the result is: PASS. It is OK to use this media.