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authorWolfgang Müller2021-05-07 14:37:25 +0200
committerWolfgang Müller2021-05-07 14:37:25 +0200
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posts: Add warning about downloading tarballs with Firefox
Let's hope that bug is fixed in the next 10 years!
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@@ -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