Re: CD checksums

[David Christensen]

On 08/18/13 10:18, Mike McClain wrote:

 I downloaded the 7.1.0 net install CD last night but spent over
half an hour trying to find the checksum on Debian's website.
 Though I finally found it at
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.1.0/i386/iso-cd/MD5SUMS

I'd like to suggest that a link show up on these pages:
http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/
http://www.debian.org/CD/verify.en.html
http://search.debian.org/cgi-bin/omega?P=cd+checksum


If I open Iceweasel and browse to:

http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/

I see a web page that offers links to Debian ISO images.  If I 
ctrl+click the on the non-bittorrent link for the ISO I want (netinst 
amd64, for example), my browser opens a new tab with this URL:



http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.1.0/amd64/iso-cd/debian-7.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso


The key is to ctrl+click so that a new tab with the above URL is opened.


I can then cancel out of the open/save dialog dialog, and the above 
browser tab remains open (blank).



Understanding that web servers traditionally map URL's onto file 
systems, I can remove the file name portion of the above URL 
"debian-7.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso" and browse just the directory:


http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.1.0/amd64/iso-cd/


The Debian team has helpfully configured their web server to generate an 
index of the files in that directory.  I can now bookmark that directory 
and download the files I want (CD ISO images, checksums, and checksum 
signatures).



Taking this idea further, it is interesting to browse upwards in the 
document tree:


http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.1.0/amd64/

http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.1.0/

http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/

http://www.debian.org/


HTH,

David


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Re: CD checksums

[Brian]

On Sun 18 Aug 2013 at 10:18:55 -0700, Mike McClain wrote:

> I downloaded the 7.1.0 net install CD last night but spent over
> half an hour trying to find the checksum on Debian's website.
> Though I finally found it at
> http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.1.0/i386/iso-cd/MD5SUMS

Far be it for me to propose a search with "Debian net install checksum"
gets you there within minutes. :)

> I'd like to suggest that a link show up on these pages:
> http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/
> http://www.debian.org/CD/verify.en.html
> http://search.debian.org/cgi-bin/omega?P=cd+checksum

A mail to debian-www might have a more fruitful outcome to your request.


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CD checksums

[Mike McClain]

I downloaded the 7.1.0 net install CD last night but spent over
half an hour trying to find the checksum on Debian's website.
Though I finally found it at
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/7.1.0/i386/iso-cd/MD5SUMS

I'd like to suggest that a link show up on these pages:
http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/
http://www.debian.org/CD/verify.en.html
http://search.debian.org/cgi-bin/omega?P=cd+checksum

Thanks,
Mike McClain
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misunderstanding."  - Rudyard Kipling


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