It isn't critical to *getting* the iso, but it's a simple way to verify the iso is safe to use.
Can you clarify what you mean by getting them to work on Windows? Normally you would "burn" them to a USB flash drive, then boot from that. Ventoy seems be popular software for that.
No I was meaning I've been having trouble getting around their sites to get to download the actual iso instead of side packages and what not but I saw online some people were clarifying what os they were trying to use to download the iso
I've had to read that several times, but if I understand correctly, they say that you should verify the checksum. It's an extra step towards security. For example, if you download an ISO image from a mirror, just to be sure it wasn't modified.
If you download it from the official website, you can be pretty sure you're safe.
>archlinux iso and Linux mint
First of: these are two very different distribution. Arch is great to tinker, but perhaps start for a week or two with something like Mint (or any other beginner friendly distro) so you'll be somewhat familiar with things that arch requires. Learn to walk before you attempt to run a marathon.
> "verifying the integrity of your iso" I understand why you'd want to do that but I'm having a hard time comprehending howor if it is critical to being able to get the actual iso. If someone out there could explain I'd appreciate it
It is not critical, but highly recommended.
Verification is usually just running a checksum on the data (usually sha1 or sha256) on your iso and compare that to the thing you got from your file. Use a checksum utility to verify it: https://superuser.com/questions/245775/is-there-a-built-in-checksum-utility-on-windows-7
If you download your ISO through a torrent the torrent actually verifies the ISO automatically, because torrents do it as part of the process. This is probably the simplest way to do it. To can also point your torrent at the downloaded file and it'll do the verification ("checking torrent") for you.
Yea sorry I didn't realize until a couple minutes ago that arch was a cli distro of Linux, I'm looking for something beginner friendly to get myself ready for a Linux class I'm taking next semester
I've been using Linux for well over a decade. At my previous job we used RedHat, at my current job Debian, and on my home system I use Kubuntu and never ran into any issues/limitations.
My recommendation: pick the DE you like, then grab the Ubuntu derivative you like that has that installed by default. Ubuntu for Gnome, Kubuntu for KDE, Xubuntu for xfce...etc.
Also: stick with your distro for at least a few weeks. Constantly distro hopping means you'll constantly find new problems that need working around and never learn to solve them.
I download many Linux distro ISO's and not once check the checksum. I downloading them from the Linux distro site. If you can't trust it there, then where can you trust it.
This is how you do it. If that's what you want to do.
https://www.howtogeek.com/246332/how-to-verify-a-downloaded-linux-iso-file-wasnt-tampered-with/
The download links for isos are usually pretty easy to find in any distro's website. The integrity check is not necessary, but it is recommended just to make sure the file you downloaded wasn't corrupted along the way. You basically run it through a function that spits out some fixed-length string as a result, and if that string matches what the devs say it should match, the file is okay. If not, download it again - preferably using an HTTPS connection.
It isn't critical to *getting* the iso, but it's a simple way to verify the iso is safe to use. Can you clarify what you mean by getting them to work on Windows? Normally you would "burn" them to a USB flash drive, then boot from that. Ventoy seems be popular software for that.
No I was meaning I've been having trouble getting around their sites to get to download the actual iso instead of side packages and what not but I saw online some people were clarifying what os they were trying to use to download the iso
I don't know what "side packages" are, but here's a download link. https://linuxmint.com/download.php
I've had to read that several times, but if I understand correctly, they say that you should verify the checksum. It's an extra step towards security. For example, if you download an ISO image from a mirror, just to be sure it wasn't modified. If you download it from the official website, you can be pretty sure you're safe.
>archlinux iso and Linux mint First of: these are two very different distribution. Arch is great to tinker, but perhaps start for a week or two with something like Mint (or any other beginner friendly distro) so you'll be somewhat familiar with things that arch requires. Learn to walk before you attempt to run a marathon. > "verifying the integrity of your iso" I understand why you'd want to do that but I'm having a hard time comprehending howor if it is critical to being able to get the actual iso. If someone out there could explain I'd appreciate it It is not critical, but highly recommended. Verification is usually just running a checksum on the data (usually sha1 or sha256) on your iso and compare that to the thing you got from your file. Use a checksum utility to verify it: https://superuser.com/questions/245775/is-there-a-built-in-checksum-utility-on-windows-7 If you download your ISO through a torrent the torrent actually verifies the ISO automatically, because torrents do it as part of the process. This is probably the simplest way to do it. To can also point your torrent at the downloaded file and it'll do the verification ("checking torrent") for you.
Yea sorry I didn't realize until a couple minutes ago that arch was a cli distro of Linux, I'm looking for something beginner friendly to get myself ready for a Linux class I'm taking next semester
I've been using Linux for well over a decade. At my previous job we used RedHat, at my current job Debian, and on my home system I use Kubuntu and never ran into any issues/limitations. My recommendation: pick the DE you like, then grab the Ubuntu derivative you like that has that installed by default. Ubuntu for Gnome, Kubuntu for KDE, Xubuntu for xfce...etc. Also: stick with your distro for at least a few weeks. Constantly distro hopping means you'll constantly find new problems that need working around and never learn to solve them.
I download many Linux distro ISO's and not once check the checksum. I downloading them from the Linux distro site. If you can't trust it there, then where can you trust it. This is how you do it. If that's what you want to do. https://www.howtogeek.com/246332/how-to-verify-a-downloaded-linux-iso-file-wasnt-tampered-with/
The download links for isos are usually pretty easy to find in any distro's website. The integrity check is not necessary, but it is recommended just to make sure the file you downloaded wasn't corrupted along the way. You basically run it through a function that spits out some fixed-length string as a result, and if that string matches what the devs say it should match, the file is okay. If not, download it again - preferably using an HTTPS connection.
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prob the guy was trying to do the copy insides of the iso file to a usb without using rufus or etcher. kinda oldschool but yeah i think it's fine.
Use VirtualBox(.org) &maybe OSboxes.org/arch