AVG update

[Serto]

Hello guys!!

Having just joined the linux community and with still lots of memories of the innumerable crashes, blue screens of windows ..... due to the wonderful windows virus.. I had install avg for linux on my ubuntu hardy. Now i want to update the definitions... but i have to do so as root. I just cant figure out how to ???

Guys would appreciate your help.


with regards,
Serto

[animalprimate]

Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal

If your doing commands here use:~$ sudo <commands here>

to change files in gui as root add/remove pcman, Tools -> etc.

[lisati]

Hello guys!!

Having just joined the linux community and with still lots of memories of the innumerable crashes, blue screens of windows ..... due to the wonderful windows virus.. I had install avg for linux on my ubuntu hardy. Now i want to update the definitions... but i have to do so as root. I just cant figure out how to ???

Guys would appreciate your help.


with regards,
Serto
The answer I got from the AVG forums when researching this for my own machines was:

1) Read the AVG documentation, which tels you to:

2) Add yourself to the AVG group, from the users+groups admin menu, then reboot. and the GUI update will work, without the need for sudo or gksudo.

[pietjanjaap]

Make second icon of avg.(copy)
Rename the launcher(command) name to "gksudo avg", then update en close program.
Then starte the program normal way.
Do not scan with sudo.