Install safety

Test the ZIP and converter package carefully.

Safety guidance for sentinelos-converter v1.0.18-9 on a fresh Debian 13 Trixie MATE system.

Use a recoverable machine

First conversion tests should run on a disposable VM or a machine with a verified external backup and recovery path.

Verify both layers

Check the ZIP SHA-256, verify the enclosed package SHA-256, inspect package metadata and read the conversion manual before granting administrator permission.

Keep controls separate

Signature: pending. Phase 99: passed. Embedded engine validation: passed.

Preflight

Stop on any mismatch.

sha256sum -c Sentinel_Linux_Converter_v1_0_18_9.zip.sha256
unzip Sentinel_Linux_Converter_v1_0_18_9.zip
echo "91539f5527bf433df0663d916725818e02219e8f5ee697f38a0b007d9cb5b436  Sentinel_Linux_Converter_v1_0_18_9/sentinelos-converter_1.0.18-9_all.deb" | sha256sum -c -
dpkg-deb --info Sentinel_Linux_Converter_v1_0_18_9/sentinelos-converter_1.0.18-9_all.deb

Recovery boundary: a distribution conversion changes packages, repositories and desktop configuration. Removing the converter package does not undo an already completed conversion.