commit e16ccacacbd8b96a136f9a1a2557aef2fd03437e
Author: Pete Travis <immanetize(a)fedoraproject.org>
Date: Wed Nov 19 21:09:22 2014 -0700
verification for linux and osx users too
en-US/Preparing_for_Installation.xml | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/Preparing_for_Installation.xml b/en-US/Preparing_for_Installation.xml
index ad7673c..0a5c095 100644
--- a/en-US/Preparing_for_Installation.xml
+++ b/en-US/Preparing_for_Installation.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
<section id="sect-preparing-obtaining-images">
<title>Downloading Boot and Installation Images</title>
<para>
- The Fedora Project offers different flavors for tailored for some specific use
cases. Choose the Fedora flavor best for you, or you can build your own using a <xref
linkend="sect-kickstart-file-create">kickstart</xref> file or by
customizing after the installation.
+ The Fedora Project offers different flavors for tailored for some specific use
cases. Choose the Fedora flavor best for you, or you can build your own by customizing
after the installation, or by using a kickstart file as described in <xref
linkend="sect-kickstart-file-create" />.
</para>
<para>
Learn more about Fedora Workstation, Fedora Cloud, and Fedora Server at
<ulink url="http://getfedora.org" />.
@@ -135,6 +135,43 @@ Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
</programlisting>
</step>
</procedure>
+
+ <procedure>
+ <title>Verifying checksums on Linux and OSX systems</title>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Download the Fedora image of your choice from <ulink
url="https://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora" /> and the corresponding checksum
file from <ulink
url="https://fedoraproject.org/verify " />
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Open a terminal window, and navigate to the directory with the downloaded
files.
+ </para>
+ <screen>
+<prompt>$ </prompt><command>cd ~/Downloads</command>
+ </screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Use the appropriate utility to verify the image checksum.
+ </para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>For Linux:</para>
+ <screen>
+<prompt>$ </prompt><command>sha256sum -c
*CHECKSUM</command>
+ </screen>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>For OSX:</para>
+ <screen>
+<prompt>$ </prompt><command>shasum -a 256 -c
*CHECKSUM</command>
+ </screen>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+