Checksums – md5deep or md5sums

Most cd/dvd images are now provided with a checksum, which is a hash that certifies if one file a true copy of another and was not corrupted during transmission by ftp,...

I am writing this as I have been trying to download Mandriva and OpenSuse, but unluckily and somewhat uniquely my 2 downlaods have been bad. Checksums for Mandriva are here and for OpenSuse DVDs are here.

1) Use md5sums for windows and use command line window to run
md5sume filename.
2) Use md5deep either for windows or source code for linux/unix. You can use either md5deep or sha1, ...