Re: [Tails-dev] CheckIt no longer available

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Author: Ague Mill
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To: The Tails public development discussion list
Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] CheckIt no longer available
On Sat, Aug 04, 2012 at 12:17:03PM +0200, sajolida wrote:
> >> I found a workaround for most cases but I wanted your opinion before
> >> putting that in the documentation.
> >>
> >> 1. Download the ISO
> >> 2. Install MD5 Reborned Hasher, restart Firefox
> >> 3. Open the ISO image from File ▸ Open File… and save it on top of
> >> itself. That's the weird move. It seems to work ok on Windows XP but it
> >> was not working on my machine where /tmp didn't have enough space to
> >> store a temporary copy of the full ISO.
> >> 4. Check the SHA-256 from the Download window.
> >>
> >> What do you think?
> >
> > I think it is better than nothing or unusable documentation. I'd say go
> > for it.
>
> Ok, I fixed the documentation accordingly. Please review:
>
> https://tails.boum.org/doc/get/verify_the_iso_image_using_other_operating_systems/


I only read it (no tests), but it looked clear and easy enough. We'll
see how our users feel about it. Good work! :)

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Ague