What is the importance of MD5 in ubuntu ???

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what is the importance of MD5 to ubuntu ???
 

Linux and MD5 ?

The importance of md5 is to you not ubuntu or eny other linux it's an crc check of the iso you downloaded if the download is corupt creating a new md5 will resault in different values and you'll now that the CD image or install CD are corupt.
 

Re: Linux and MD5 ?

They provide md5 tools to work both in Windows and Linux.
 

Linux and MD5 ?

U can verify if files are identical. Many checksum tools, such as SHA1 and cksum, can do the same thing.
 

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