# Linux install problem - bad file

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-install-problem-bad-file/197622>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 25, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-install-problem-bad-file/197622 "2003-08-25T23:15:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![quelquechose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/6f9a4e/32.png) [@quelquechose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quelquechose)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-install-problem-bad-file/197622/1 "2003-08-25T23:15:34Z")

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I am about 90% through installing linux (Redhat) on another computer. When it got to kdelibs it stopped and said the file was corrupt. There is no option to skip the file, and I have thoroughly cleaned and retried the CD several times. What are my options?

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**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-install-problem-bad-file/197622/2 "2003-08-25T23:52:00Z")

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Get a new CD? Download an [ISO](http://www.linuxiso.org/distro.php?distro=7) and burn it to disk? Install via floppy+network download? Don’t install any X stuff, and try to DL it later? Join a commune in South America and earn a living making hair beads?

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linux-install-problem-bad-file/197622/3 "2003-08-26T00:30:09Z")

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Don’t install KDE. Install only GNOME instead, and download the KDE libraries once you have the Internet connection running.

Don’t you just love the choice Linux gives you? 🙂