checking md5sums for 10.04.2

I am trying to check the md5sums on the recent download of 10.04.2 desktop-i386. I was following the guidelines listed as such :

MD5SUM on Linux

Most Linux distributions come with the md5sum utility so installation is usually unnecessary. We are going to use the Ubuntu 8.10 LiveCD for the following example:

Check the iso file

Manual method

First open a terminal and go to the correct directory to check a downloaded iso file:

      cd download_directory

Then run the following command from within the download directory.

      md5sum ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso

md5sum should then print out a single line after calculating the hash:

      24ea1163ea6c9f5dae77de8c49ee7c03 ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso

Compare the hash (the alphanumeric string on left) that your machine calculated with the corresponding hash on the UbuntuHashes page.

I cannot seem to find the directory. I find the file in down loads, click properties, and it says /home/nicole/downloads. I tried that and it doesn't work. any suggestions?