LinuxQuestions.org
Welcome to the most active Linux Forum on the web.
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Newbie
User Name
Password
Linux - Newbie This Linux forum is for members that are new to Linux.
Just starting out and have a question? If it is not in the man pages or the how-to's this is the place!

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 01-15-2010, 09:09 AM   #1
battleship
Member
 
Registered: Jan 2010
Posts: 42

Rep: Reputation: 20
First time torrent D.L.


This is the first time Ive dl'ed a torrent distro, Mandriva 2010 free & I have a ? What am I supposed to do with the other files that came with the distro?
 
Old 01-15-2010, 09:17 AM   #2
Web31337
Member
 
Registered: Sep 2009
Location: Russia
Distribution: Gentoo, LFS
Posts: 399
Blog Entries: 71

Rep: Reputation: 65
What "other" files do you mean? You don't know how to install mandriva or what? What kind of help do you need?
 
Old 01-15-2010, 09:34 AM   #3
battleship
Member
 
Registered: Jan 2010
Posts: 42

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 20
There are 4 files in the torrent Dl
Mandriva...iso 4,468,736 kb.
Mandriva...idx 334 kb.
Mandriva...SHA1 1 kb.
Mandriva...MD5 1 kb.

Already ran Md5 using #s from the non torrent file iso and the dl,ed iso and they match so I'm good there but do What do I do with the other 3 files? Ignore them? Add them to the disk? Order them a beer? Or what?
 
Old 01-15-2010, 09:36 AM   #4
tommcd
Senior Member
 
Registered: Jun 2006
Location: Philadelphia PA USA
Distribution: Lubuntu, Slackware
Posts: 2,230

Rep: Reputation: 293Reputation: 293Reputation: 293
Quote:
Originally Posted by battleship View Post
What am I supposed to do with the other files that came with the distro?
There should be an iso image (a file that ends in .iso) in the torrent that you downloaded. You can burn the iso image to a CD to install Mandriva. If there are other files in the torrent folder you downloaded you probably don't need them. Post the names of all files that were in the torrent you downloaded.
 
Old 01-15-2010, 09:37 AM   #5
onebuck
Moderator
 
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Central Florida 20 minutes from Disney World
Distribution: SlackwareŽ
Posts: 13,956
Blog Entries: 46

Rep: Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185
Hi,

Quote:
Originally Posted by battleship View Post
This is the first time Ive dl'ed a torrent distro, Mandriva 2010 free & I have a ? What am I supposed to do with the other files that came with the distro?
If you downloaded a 'ISO' image file for a particular distribution then the practice is to check the image for validity by using 'md5sum'. By checking the 'hash' you insure that the image is valid.

The 'md5sum' or 'hash' is very important to learn to use and too regularly get in the habit of utilizing it. You can get a sum checker for M$ if need be; 'md5sum.exe'.

For GNU/Linux the 'man md5sum' will get you all the information to perform the check. You can get the 'man command' from the 'cli' at anytime.

Since you downloaded the CD/DVD ISO then be sure to check the md5sum for the original ISO. From the cli;

Code:
~#cd /downloadisolocation      #cdromiso.iso cdromiso.md5
~#md5sum -c cdromiso.md5       #substitute the correct name to check
If the ISO md5 is OK then proceed to create a CD/DVD of the image. You should then check the image burn with 'CdromMd5sumsAfterBurning''.

This way you will know if the burn was OK!

If you do the above checks for the download ISO with the known md5sum code, the md5sum should be available from the site that you get the ISO. You should do the check for any download that you might perform, even a LiveCD. Plus burn the image. Sometimes you may need to lower the burn rate to get a valid burn.


These links and others can be found at 'Slackware-Links'. More than just SlackwareŽ links!
 
Old 01-15-2010, 09:40 AM   #6
onebuck
Moderator
 
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Central Florida 20 minutes from Disney World
Distribution: SlackwareŽ
Posts: 13,956
Blog Entries: 46

Rep: Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185Reputation: 3185
Hi,
Quote:
Originally Posted by battleship View Post
There are 4 files in the torrent Dl
Mandriva...iso 4,468,736 kb.
Mandriva...idx 334 kb.
Mandriva...SHA1 1 kb.
Mandriva...MD5 1 kb.

Already ran Md5 using #s from the non torrent file iso and the dl,ed iso and they match so I'm good there but do What do I do with the other 3 files? Ignore them? Add them to the disk? Order them a beer? Or what?
Great!

The other files are not necessary to create the ISO. For the methods discussed the 'ISO' & 'md5' are the needed files.
 
  


Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Torrent Anonymous1993 Linux - Software 1 11-04-2007 04:30 PM
System time vs Hardware time and Daylight Savings Time Toadman Linux - General 6 03-17-2007 09:12 AM
System time vs Hardware time and Daylight Savings Time Toadman Linux - Networking 6 03-16-2007 08:14 PM
New to Torrent Ephracis Linux - Software 1 05-20-2005 10:30 AM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Newbie

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:40 PM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration