Verify downloads with checksums on Linux
Hash a file with sha256sum and verify it against a SHA256SUMS file. Then flip one byte and watch the check fail, so you learn what a checksum really proves.
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Hash a file with sha256sum and verify it against a SHA256SUMS file. Then flip one byte and watch the check fail, so you learn what a checksum really proves.