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Or, download the .iso via torrent.
I use Qbittorrent. Because you are downloading an .iso file, there is no need for a vpn.

Qbittorrent is available from their website and also from Linux Mint Software Manager.

The iso will be saved to your downloads folder. The inbuilt ability of qbittorrent to check that a file is what it says it is, and to also check that it has not been tampered with, is real and can be depended on.

I have used the method for many years. No failures

Even if you never use Qbittorrent again, it will save you a headache now. The link below shows an explanation of how to use it.
The single click I mention there, downloads a tiny file to your desktop. That tiny file is then dragged into the middle of the opened qbittorrent page and dropped there. It will start to download the iso automatically.

Post in thread 'Real World Issues Switching to Mint?'

Aug 20, 2024

@DECH, the simplest way to verify, is to download the .iso file via a torrent. Qbittorrent is just one of many and is quite reliable

All Linux OS's have a torrent file available. eg Linux Mint 22 (Cinnamon)......shown on the screenshot below.

A single click on the highlighted '64 bit' will download the file which starts the torrent. It will download to wherever you store downloads.
From there, simply drag and drop that file onto the window of qbittorrent (or similar) and it will automatically begin to download the .iso.
The torrent client (qbittorrent etc ) will...

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[bob466]

Downloading Mint as a torrent is much faster than downloading the normal way.

 

[Condobloke]

@jwnyc ....are you still there?

This may help

Tutorial Thread 'Run The Checksum In Mint Cinnamon.'

May 23, 2025

If you’re a Linux beginner...there’s one important thing you need to know..how to run the checksum.
The checksum is a line of numbers and letters you run to make sure the ISO you download hasn’t been tampered with. There are three ways to check this…Mint Cinnamon Verify tool...GtKHash and the Terminal.

Linux Mint Cinnamon has a checksum Verify tool...right click the ISO and click Verify...wait till it calculates...then click Verify.

The other flavours of Mint don’t have the Verify tool...so we use GtKHash which can be installed from the Software Manager in both Cinnamon and...

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[Condobloke]

And.....

How to check the integrity of the iso

Easy tips, tweaks and tricks for Linux Mint and Ubuntu, both for beginners and for advanced users. Complete starter's guide with simple how-to's.

easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com

I dont mean to overload you....just giving you choices.

The simplest is via qbittorent