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bear with me but: I'm trying to download Ubuntu to dual-boot with XP. Think of me as your Grandad! Have used Wubi from Canonical and loaded to my 'downloads' folder. Next step is to 'Verify' by running 'Echo etc.' - question is How?. Have placed file in 'Downloads' and run via CMD but all I get is 'shasum is not recognized as an internal or external command etc. So how do I 'run' it plse?

Again - be gentle and use Olde English.

Saturday now - I take it that nobody can talk me through the process of running the verifier then?

The 'How do I install Ubuntu' thread is of no use at all as it doesn't even mention verifying the downloaded file (section 2) - let alone how.

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    WUBI has been deprecated and unmaintained for many years. Seems an unwise choice. – user535733 Dec 19 '19 at 16:32
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    Welcome! Try creating your bootable USB with rufus – schrodingerscatcuriosity Dec 19 '19 at 16:43
  • Point me to another dual-boot offering and I'll have another go. But prefer not to use USB/DVD but load direct from hdisk. – Frankieboy Dec 19 '19 at 16:47
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    Sorry, I don't understand your last comment. To install Ubuntu you have to create a bootable USB, you can't install it "from disk". – schrodingerscatcuriosity Dec 19 '19 at 16:51
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    OK - according to Canonical - I can, but obviously not as easy as they say. By the way - thanks for taking this up . Am I taking it correctly then- create a dvd , press F10 on startup, select DVD and away.. – Frankieboy Dec 19 '19 at 16:55
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    The bootable usb/dvd is just fot installing Ubuntu on your hard drive. It is the easiest way to install Ubuntu.How old is your computer ? The Ubuntu default desktop might not be suitable with the performances of your computer. – Jeryosh Dec 19 '19 at 16:58
  • very old - amd 64 1,8 ghz proc. loads of disk space, runs xp3 ok but trying to move to Linux as everybody says its possible – Frankieboy Dec 19 '19 at 17:01
  • currently trying to load ubuntu 19.10 which is supposed to work ok on this box – Frankieboy Dec 19 '19 at 17:03
  • Have run CPUID - CPU Z which says 64 bit ok – Frankieboy Dec 19 '19 at 17:31
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    Download the ISO file for a version of your choice at https://ubuntu.com/download or a 'flavour' w/ a different Desktop Environment, downloaded from https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours . The ISO file you use to create a LiveDVD should be checked for download errors by https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-how-to-verify-ubuntu#0 before making the LiveUSB https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-burn-a-dvd-on-windows#0 . Once you make a LiveDVD, install it following https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-install-ubuntu-desktop#0. – K7AAY Dec 19 '19 at 17:44
  • OK - I'll give all that a try - prob see you all on Saturday then. Many thanks all... – Frankieboy Dec 19 '19 at 17:48
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    Ubuntu is NOT designed to run on very old hardware: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements. Lighter flavors (like Xubuntu or Lubuntu) might be a better match for your hardware's capabilities. – user535733 Dec 19 '19 at 17:50
  • The Lubuntu flavour would be more suitable for your computer. – Jeryosh Dec 19 '19 at 17:51
  • I'll check them all out .. Ta – Frankieboy Dec 19 '19 at 17:58
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    Does this answer your question? How do I install Ubuntu? – Pilot6 Dec 21 '19 at 16:22
  • OK I'll read it all but if it ends up with 'run the verifier to check that the download is kosher' I still don't know how to do it. – Frankieboy Dec 21 '19 at 16:24
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    See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM Check the number against the listing in the link for your release listed at http://releases.ubuntu.com under the MD5SUMS link. For other releases' hashes, like lubuntu, see: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuHashes – ubfan1 Dec 21 '19 at 16:39
  • Brill, haven't read/absorbed it all yet but seems to be what I need (the actual physical things I need to do. Many thanks .. – Frankieboy Dec 21 '19 at 16:49

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As some of the comments have noted, Wubi is really no longer in use. Instead, you should consider downloading a recent Ubuntu ISO file from https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop. When you reach the actual download page, you will see a link to "Verify your download". This will display the SHA256 checksum for the downloaded ISO file. Since you are using Windows, a simple way to verify the downloaded file is to use the MD5 & SHA Checksum Utility (https://raylin.wordpress.com/downloads/md5-sha-1-checksum-utility/). Running this program displays a window that lets you browse to the location of the downloaded ISO file, copy the SHA256 checksum obtained above, and automatically verify the latter against the checksum generated for the downloaded file.

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  • OK, checksum now run fine - many thanks CentaurusA. and to all that replied, no doubt it was all hidden away somewhere in all the snow I've read over the past week but got lost in the storm. Merry Christmas all... Subject closed.. – Frankieboy Dec 22 '19 at 13:35