diff --git a/pages/en/server/operating_systems/arch_linux.txt b/pages/en/server/operating_systems/arch_linux.txt index 8b470b9..7f66b61 100644 --- a/pages/en/server/operating_systems/arch_linux.txt +++ b/pages/en/server/operating_systems/arch_linux.txt @@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ It includes: [[https://www.archlinux.org/download/]] +==== Verify the ISO image ==== + +Check the two files in the same folder with the following command(s): + + * for Arch users + * ''pacman-key -v archlinux--x86_64.iso.sig'' + * other GnuPGP systems + * ''gpg %%--%%keyserver pgp.mit.edu %%--%%keyserver-options auto-key-retrieve %%--%%verify archlinux--x86_64.iso.sig'' + * and check the md5sum with the following command + * ''md5sum archlinux--x86_64.iso'' + +Another method to verify the authenticity of the signature is to ensure that the public key's fingerprint is identical to the key fingerprint of the [[https://www.archlinux.org/people/developers/|Arch Linux developer]] who signed the ISO-file. See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-key_cryptography|Wikipedia:Public-key_cryptography]] for more information on the public-key process to authenticate keys. ===== Inital setup ===== If using a US keyboard: