unable to run sha256sum from terminal,

Bobrm2 · 08-15-2016, 08:36 PM

Problems running sha256sum -b linuxmint.iso.

This has to be simple, but I can't locate the command error, so posting the terminal file in hopes someone will assist. Also, I recently the installed the program for sha256sum
thanks in advance.

Bobbob_root@Bob-All-Series ~ $ ls
Aromatherapy Blend to Treat Chronic Pain-n2uKHOHQhcg.mp4
Calibre Library
Cub Cadet SLT1550 Maintenance-AC-gBRaL0oc.mp4
Desktop
Documents
Downloads
dwhelper
e-Sword
etc
How To Replace A_C Blower Motor on '09, '10, '11, '12, '13 Dodge Challenger R_T-FTyummvddK4.mp4
Inner Cover-rvH8u1yKTnY.mp4
Making Frames - Part 1-r8Zx4uRQx9k.mp4
Making Frames - Part 2-6ZoB6c-kuuc.mp4
Making the Frame Saw with Paul Sellers-Z4LohjmskEk.mp4
mintcleaner.sh
Music
Native American Relaxing Music _ Meditative Vocal _ Background Music for Studying, Sleeping, Working-BpOOkWQ6ZVc.mp4
Palemoon
Pictures
public
Public
quiteinsanegimpplugin-0.3
Templates
True and False Prophets - Pr. Doug Batchelor-okjrvQGaCUQ.mp4
usr
Videos
Workshop.tsk
bob_root@Bob-All-Series ~ $ cd ~/Desktop
bob_root@Bob-All-Series ~/Desktop $ sha256sum -b linuxmint.iso
sha256sum: linuxmint.iso: No such file or directory
bob_root@Bob-All-Series ~/Desktop $ dir
17.3_Backup Kelley-Newsletter-JUNE-2016.pdf
1stServxfer.pdf libreoffice-calc.desktop
Colonoscopy_result071116-1.jpg mhv_ROOT_20160724_1444.txt
copotbeetl.pdf mintcleaner.sh
Der0516.pdf newobservationsu00fran.epub
Documents OnePage.pdf
e-Sword.desktop simple-scan.desktop
Feb_2016 Stihl\ 291
firefox.desktop synaptic.desktop
Flavius\ Josephus,\ An\ Index TB_Profiles081416
fpm2.desktop thunderbird.desktop
HomeIns.pdf TLCL-16.07.pdf
importexporttools-3.2.4.1-sm+tb.xpi Untitled\ Document\ 1
ISO USAA
July\ 2016\ HsePics
bob_root@Bob-All-Series ~/Desktop $ cd ~/ISO

bash: cd: /home/bob_root/ISO: No such file or directory
bob_root@Bob-All-Series ~/Desktop $ sha256sum -b linuxmint.iso
sha256sum: linuxmint.iso: No such file or directory
bob_root@Bob-All-Series ~/Desktop $ cd ISO
bob_root@Bob-All-Series ~/Desktop/ISO $ sha256sum -b linuxmint.iso
sha256sum: linuxmint.iso: No such file or directory
bob_root@Bob-All-Series ~/Desktop/ISO $ cd ISO
bash: cd: ISO: No such file or directory
bob_root@Bob-All-Series ~/Desktop/ISO $ cd /Desktop/ISO
bash: cd: /Desktop/ISO: No such file or directory
bob_root@Bob-All-Series ~/Desktop/ISO $ ls
linuxmint-18-cinnamon-64bit.iso
bob_root@Bob-All-Series ~/Desktop/ISO $ sha256sum -b linuxmint.iso
sha256sum: linuxmint.iso: No such file or directory
bob_root@Bob-All-Series ~/Desktop/ISO $

Ztcoracat · 08-15-2016, 09:20 PM

Id the Linux Mint .iso is on your desktop than cd to the desktop and type:

Code:

sha256sum <exact description of the Linux Mint x86_64.iso

If that doesn't work you can md5sum the .iso as well.

Here's how I use md5sum-

Code:

cd Downloads 
ls    (to list everything in the Downloads directory)
Than you get the list of everything in that directory
Than type:
md5sum (exact name of the Mint.iso "linuxmint-18-cinnamon-64bit.iso" and hit Enter) Without the quotes.

The terminal should return a long signature.
If the signature is corrupt the terminal will tell you that the signatures don't match.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToSHA256SUM
http://linux.byexamples.com/archives...ecksum-how-to/

Habitual · 08-16-2016, 04:09 AM

Open a terminal and issue:

Code:

find Downloads -iname '*.iso'  -exec  sha256sum {} \; | grep mint

stuff like this at the other end:

Code:

29288b71ab498aacd7755778e539dd4fd4cc54e24b1befc1a7cd102d14187f6c  Downloads/linuxmint-17.1-xfce-64bit.iso