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    6 months ago

    I am still unable to verify the iso. I installed gnupg but it keeps saying file not found.

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      6 months ago

      Did you make sure that you opened the terminal inside the folder where your iso and txt files are, or at least navigated to that folder after opening the terminal? Basically, it’ll say “file not found” if you run the CertUtil command while not “inside” the folder containing both the iso and the txt files. Same with running the gpg command.

      Usually, if you just open cmd.exe by itself from the searchbar, you’ll see something like this:

      PS C:\Users\your_username>

      If you instead opened the terminal inside the folder, you’ll instead see this:

      PS C:\Users\your_username\Downloads\ISO>

      Or whichever folder your iso and txt files are located in.

      CertUtil and gpg are pretty tunnel-visioned - they can only see stuff that’s in the same folder as they’re being run in, unless you give them specific directions to get to a different location. That’s why it’s easiest and best to have everything in a single folder and open the terminal “inside” that folder.

      Again - all this verification stuff with the terminal is, in my opinion, optional as long as you downloaded from one of the mirrors on the website. But since you still want to do it, this is the easiest way to go about it.

      All the directions are here: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=291093

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        5 months ago

        Yes! Thank you. I have it installed and everything seems to work now, if a bit slow.

        I am working on what type of security/virus stuff to use other than basic common sense. Windows once installed a virus in an update. Lots to learn. Once I get passed the security hurdle I will use it for a while until I am confident enough with the system to replace Windows on my main laptop. I really look forward to that day!

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          5 months ago

          Awesome! Linux Mint’s welcome page should have given you directions to setting up the built in firewall. If you really want an antivirus, ClamAV is a good one for Linux. However, whether you need one on Linux is actually a complicated question: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=358408

          Really depends on your use case, at the end of the day. Good luck, and let us know if you have any questions!