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This is good feedback, the Mint team could definitely streamline things, maybe even with a “help pick”.

Because it’s not immediately apparent which to use (Cinnamon/MATE/Xfce).
I’m not sure how the resolve the mirror issue, sadly.
The cost of serving the data directly would be very high, but doing so would avoid scaring people.

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ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Selling pre-loaded USB sticks would be very cool, but people would have to be interested enough to spend £20

I am one that would happily purchase something like that. I finally made the bootable drive but am not sure if the install is verified. There was no sha txt file to compare. I just haven’t figured it out yet

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- wanderingmagus@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  The sha txt file should’ve been available alongside the iso file from the mirror you downloaded it from. Honestly, as long as you used one of the mirrors that the Linux Mint website provided, you should be perfectly fine.
  
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  - ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Is there a way to check it after install before it is connected to the internet?
    
    I did use one of the mirrors on the Linux download page.
    
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    wanderingmagus@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    It should be fine. If you’re truly worried, go here:
    
    ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/linuxmint.com/stable/
    
    And click the version of Linux Mint you downloaded - it’s probably 21.3 - and then download both sha256sum.txt and sha256sum.txt.gpg by right-clicking -> “save link as…” to download the files themselves.
    
    After that, verify the iso you had in your downloads folder by following the instructions here:
    
    …readthedocs.io/…/verify.html
    
    Again, as long as you downloaded from one of the mirrors linked on the Linux Mint download page, you should be absolutely fine. This step is a just-in-case, for your personal ease of mind. It will, however, need you to open cmd.exe and copy the code inside the green boxes into the terminal and press Enter. There’s a pictoral guide if you’re doing the verification on Windows still, right here:
    
    forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=291093
    
    Let me know if you get stuck!
    
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