How to verify the SHA256 checksum on your system?

Published September 2, 2026 · 0 people had this problem · Show Discord conversation

Compare the output generated by your terminal/command prompt with the hash provided in the sha.txt file on GitHub. The original up-to-date SHA256sum is hosted here: https://github.com/pearOS-archlinux/iso/blob/main/sha.txt

Mictosoft Windows

Option A — PowerShell (Recommended): Open PowerShell in the folder where your ISO was downloaded and run: Get-FileHash .\pearOS-NiceC0re-2026.08-x86_64.iso -Algorithm SHA256
Option B — Command Prompt (CMD): Open CMD in the download directory and run:

certutil -hashfile pearOS-NiceC0re-2026.08-x86_64.iso SHA256

GNU Linux:

Open your terminal in the directory containing the downloaded file and run: sha256sum pearOS-NiceC0re-2026.08-x86_64.iso

Apple macOS Open Terminal,

open your Terminal, navigate to your download location, and run: shasum -a 256 pearOS-NiceC0re-2026.08-x86_64.iso

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