wget -c https://releases.ubuntu.com/24.04.2/ubuntu-24.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso For large-scale deployments or to reduce load on Canonical's servers, you can use BitTorrent. The torrent files are available alongside the ISOs on releases.ubuntu.com . Look for files ending in .torrent .
#!/bin/bash # download-ubuntu-server.sh - Downloads and verifies latest Ubuntu Server LTS RELEASE="24.04.2" # Update as needed ARCH="amd64" ISO="ubuntu-$RELEASE-live-server-$ARCH.iso" BASE_URL="https://releases.ubuntu.com/$RELEASE" download ubuntu server iso
curl -O https://releases.ubuntu.com/24.04.2/ubuntu-24.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso Verification is critical for security. An ISO could be corrupted during download or, in rare cases, intercepted and replaced with a malicious image. Ubuntu provides two levels of verification: 1. Checksum Verification (Integrity) Checksums ensure the file was not corrupted. Ubuntu publishes SHA256SUMS files alongside each ISO. wget -c https://releases
echo "Downloading $ISO ..." wget -c "$BASE_URL/$ISO" in rare cases
Simply open the torrent file with a client like Transmission, qBittorrent, or Deluge. If wget is unavailable:
wget https://releases.ubuntu.com/24.04.2/ubuntu-24.04.2-live-server-amd64.iso
wget https://releases.ubuntu.com/22.04.5/ubuntu-22.04.5-live-server-amd64.iso To resume an interrupted download (useful for large files over unstable connections):