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>Compute an md5 checksum (128-bit) for file &#8220;file_name&#8221; to verify it's integrity. You normally use the &#8220; md5sum -c&#8221; option to check against a given file (often with a &#8220;.asc&#8221; extention) to check whether the various files are correct, this comes in handy when downloading isos as the checking is automated for you.</P
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>mkpasswd<77>-l<>10</DT
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>This command will make a random password of length ten characters. This password generator creates passwords that are designed to be hard to guess. There are similar alternatives to this program scattered around the internet.</P
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