Installing Ubuntu or other Linuxes

[Richard Gaskin]

Bob Warren wrote:
> In my last post, I recommended a short article of simple, practical 
> (layman's) advice for those considering the possibility of trying Linux 
> (or my favourite, Ubuntu) and Rev/Linux 2.6.1 for the first time.
> 
> It has now been properly presented, and you can view it at the following 
> URL if you are interested:
> 
> http://www.howsoft.com/runrev/installing_ubuntu_or_other_linuxes.htm

Thanks for that, Bob.  One thing I love about Ubuntu, and which bodes 
well for its broad adoption, is that they have probably the easiest, 
most convenient, one-CD-image install I've seen.  Your article makes it 
even easier.  Good work.

> There is one other simple piece of advice I would like to offer in 
> addition to that given in the article. After downloading ISO files from 
> Ubuntu or any other source, CHECK THE BYTE COUNT IS CORRECT before 
> burning your CD or attempting to install.

Providing checksums seems a relatively common practice these days, but 
it raises a question:  if a hacker can replace the download, what's to 
prevent them from also replacing the checksum string?

I've had a few customers from large organizations ask me to provide a 
checksum for WebMerge, and when I've asked them that question they've 
had no answer.  Any insight into what I'm overlooking on this would be 
appreciated.

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  Richard Gaskin
  Fourth World Media Corporation
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