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update download and verification instructions for Ubuntu Noble
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exactly as there are some "gotchas" that may cause your SecureDrop setup to break.

The SecureDrop *Application Server* and *Monitor Server* run **Ubuntu Server
20.04.6 LTS (Focal Fossa)**. To install Ubuntu on the servers, you must first
24.04.2 LTS (Noble Numbat)**. To install Ubuntu on the servers, you must first
download and verify the Ubuntu installation media.

.. _download_ubuntu:
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The installation media and the files required to verify it are available on the
`Ubuntu Releases page`_. You will need to download the following files:

* `ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso`_
* `ubuntu-24.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso`_
* `SHA256SUMS`_
* `SHA256SUMS.gpg`_

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.. code:: sh
cd ~/Downloads
curl -OOO https://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04.6/{ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso,SHA256SUMS{,.gpg}}
curl -OOO https://releases.ubuntu.com/24.04.2/{ubuntu-24.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso,SHA256SUMS{,.gpg}}
.. _Ubuntu Releases page: https://releases.ubuntu.com/
.. _ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso: https://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso
.. _SHA256SUMS: https://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/SHA256SUMS
.. _SHA256SUMS.gpg: https://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/SHA256SUMS.gpg
.. _ubuntu-24.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso: https://releases.ubuntu.com/24.04/ubuntu-24.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso
.. _SHA256SUMS: https://releases.ubuntu.com/24.04/SHA256SUMS
.. _SHA256SUMS.gpg: https://releases.ubuntu.com/24.04/SHA256SUMS.gpg

Verify the Ubuntu Installation Media
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The next and final step is to verify the Ubuntu image. ::

sha256sum -c <(grep ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso SHA256SUMS)
sha256sum -c <(grep ubuntu-24.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso SHA256SUMS)

If the final verification step is successful, you should see the
following output in your terminal. ::

ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso: OK
ubuntu-24.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso: OK

.. caution:: If you do not see the line above it is not safe to proceed with the
installation. If this happens, please contact us at
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