On 2004-09-28, R.Spinks <rspinks1@wowway.com> wrote:
> First -- I'm BRAND new. I have 0 Linux experience and am just trying to set
> up my first install. What are .asc and .md5 files. Do I need those in
> addition to the .iso or can I just burn the .iso and install?

No, they are not necessary for install, but you should at least learn about
md5. It's an encryption hash to check the integrity of the .iso file you
download. There are md5 utilities for windows. You can find all this on
the web with Google.

nb