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Alternate CD image downloaded last year gives different hash

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I had downloaded the alternate CD images through torrents some time last year, and now that I need it again I decided to check it's md5 hash.

$ md5sum ubuntu-11.10-alternate-i386.iso 

b502888194367acdec4d79203e7a539c  ubuntu-11.10-alternate-i386.iso

Now the problem is, the reference hashes it's supposed to match to is completely different:

24da873c870d6a3dbfc17390dda52eb8  ubuntu-11.10-alternate-i386.iso

Can I safely conclude the image I downloaded is corrupted?

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UbuntuHashes - Community Ubuntu Documentation

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answered 3 Years ago istictroubli · Accepted Answer

Yes, if the md5sum does not match, then the file is corrupt. You can restart the torrent and it should correct any errors by downloading the damaged parts again.