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| author | Wolfgang Müller | 2021-05-07 14:37:25 +0200 |
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| committer | Wolfgang Müller | 2021-05-07 14:37:25 +0200 |
| commit | 3297e6fc573fc90881bb47d877ad9e3470e5f6b8 (patch) | |
| tree | 6586487507cb984fe0542108a52dff2599620748 | |
| parent | 45a87090f1ab3ceada40430dccec9caab8af84f5 (diff) | |
| download | site-3297e6fc573fc90881bb47d877ad9e3470e5f6b8.tar.gz | |
posts: Add warning about downloading tarballs with Firefox
Let's hope that bug is fixed in the next 10 years!
| -rw-r--r-- | posts/verify-with-signify.md | 6 |
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diff --git a/posts/verify-with-signify.md b/posts/verify-with-signify.md index 039ac8c..d2061e2 100644 --- a/posts/verify-with-signify.md +++ b/posts/verify-with-signify.md @@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ downloaded files, I strongly recommend using it to also verify the _signature_. A portable version of the tool is available [here](https://github.com/aperezdc/signify). +**Note**: Firefox is +[bugged](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=610679) when it comes to +downloading content that is already compressed. Tarballs that were downloaded +with Firefox will **fail** verification. Please make sure to use another +browser or a tool like `curl` or `wget` to obtain the tarballs. + ### Obtaining the signature and checksum Whether or not you decide to use `signify` to verify downloaded files, you need |