Verify SHA1, SHA256 & MD5 Checksum in Windows for Linux

How to Verify SHA1, SHA256 & MD5 Checksum in Windows for Linux OS

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Gagan Mishra
Apr 26, 2021

Two days back, one of my friends tried to install Parrot Security OS on his Asus Tuf Laptop. While installing, he faced an issue. After that, he sent me a snapshot of his laptop screen with the following error. “There was a problem reading data. Please make sure you have inserted the installation media correctly. If retrying does not work, you should check the integrity of your installation media. (There is an associated entry in the main menu for that).”  Now what?

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Gagan Mishra

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