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How can I tell what's wrong with the gimp install file I used?

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How can I tell what's wrong with the gimp install file I used? Kyle Banerjee 17 May 15:25
How can I tell what's wrong with the gimp install file I used? Jernej Simončič 17 May 21:16
  How can I tell what's wrong with the gimp install file I used? photocomix 21 May 16:50
Kyle Banerjee
2011-05-17 15:25:56 UTC (over 13 years ago)

How can I tell what's wrong with the gimp install file I used?

I recently downloaded gimp 2.6.11 (running 64 bit win7) starting from the official site which directed to a mirror.

I stupidly did not verify checksum and said OK before launching setup. Install program was not signed, and again I stupidly said yes. After running about two seconds, the install program reported that something was corrupted and quit. I refreshed the download mirror site, was directed to another mirror, that was signed properly, installed OK, and everything is fine.

When I compared the files, the one that didn't work was smaller -- 19,205,764 bytes as opposed to 20,367,424 bytes in the correct one. Naturally I've scanned for problems and can't find any, but something doesn't feel right. Is a known compromised mirror? Thanks,

kyle

Jernej Simončič
2011-05-17 21:16:18 UTC (over 13 years ago)

How can I tell what's wrong with the gimp install file I used?

On Tue, 17 May 2011 08:25:56 -0700, Kyle Banerjee wrote:

When I compared the files, the one that didn't work was smaller -- 19,205,764 bytes as opposed to 20,367,424 bytes in the correct one. Naturally I've scanned for problems and can't find any, but something doesn't feel right. Is a known compromised mirror? Thanks,

Sounds more like the download just didn't finish.

photocomix
2011-05-21 16:50:44 UTC (over 13 years ago)
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How can I tell what's wrong with the gimp install file I used?

On Tue, 17 May 2011 08:25:56 -0700, Kyle Banerjee wrote:

but something
doesn't feel right. Is a known compromised mirror? Thanks,

no compromised mirrors but just temporary instability in your connection to the net. Happens often that is why is better control downloads with the checksum