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Checksums of the ISO Imagesmd5sum and sha1sum are used to verify the integrity of files. The checksum functions as a compact digital fingerprint of a file. It is extremely unlikely that any two non-identical files existing in the real world will have the same checksum hash. In the Wikipedia articles about md5sum and sha1sum you find external links to utilities that can be used to verify the checksum. md5sum: Downloading The ISO files are large, so it might take a long time to download them. If you have a slow connection to the Internet, consider using a download manager. Download managers typically enable you to pause and recommence the download at convenient times and to resume a download that was interrupted. Download CD or DVDSkolelinux 5.0 is distributed on a single CD-sized ISO image for netinstall, or a single DVD-sized ISO image file that contains all packages needed to install the system. - The CD for netinstallation will fetch some packages from the CD and the rest from the net. The amount of packages fetched from the net varies according to the profiles that are installed. To write the DVD ISO file to a disc, your computer needs to have a drive that can write to DVD media. If your computer has a drive that only writes CD media and not DVD media, download the CD-sized files instead. Burning CD or DVD
Windows If you are using Windows, and don't have software for burning ISO images, you can download InfraRecorder for free. InfraRecorder is a free software CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows. HowTo burn ISO using InfraRecorder Gnome If you are using Linux with GNOME, you can use the disc burning software integrated with the GNOME desktop. Just right-click on the ISO image file that you downloaded. In the Write to Disc dialog box that appears, select the "write button". KDE If you are using Linux with KDE, K3b is the default disc burning software for the KDE desktop. Start K3B and select Tools → Burn CD Image to burn a CD, or Tools → Burn DVD ISO Image to burn a DVD. Booting the CD/DVDTo boot the DVD or CD you just created, insert the CD/DVD into the DVD/CDROM and restart the computer. When the computer starts, watch for a message that tells you to press a certain key to choose a boot device. This is often F12, but can also be F1, F2, Esc or Del. From the boot menu choose cd/dvd drive.
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The process of burning the ISO image to a disc varies according to your operating system and the software that you have available. To turn an ISO image file into a CD or DVD, you need disc burning software that can handle ISO image files, but this is true of most disc burning software.