HOWTO: Install Avast Antivirus.

[yopnono]

Download the .DEB from
http://www.avast.com/eng/download-av...x-edition.html

Install it using GDebi or use the terminal.

sudo dpkg -i file_name.deb

If you don't get any icon/menu entry in the Application-Accessories menu.
Then run this in the terminal

cd /usr/lib/avast4workstation/share/avast/desktop
sudo ./install-desktop-entries.sh install

If you like to use GTK 2.x then work your way to the avast directory.

cd /usr/lib/avast4workstation

Then just remove the

sudo rm -rf lib-x11/

and

sudo rm -rf lib-gtk2/

Thats it.

EDIT: Screenshot GTK 1.2
EDIT 2: Added screenshot using GTK 2. See attachment (last img.) And added som info on how to make it use GTK 2.x, Thanks from forum members in this thread.

[hussam]

what does it look like? could you post a screenshot?

[yopnono]

Originally Posted by hussam what does it look like? could you post a screenshot?

Done..

[tjansson]

Why would you need a virus scanner? All software is from a trusted source (apt) and ubuntu doesn't led you run sofware as root without password.

[skymt]

Originally Posted by tjansson Why would you need a virus scanner? All software is from a trusted source (apt) and ubuntu doesn't led you run sofware as root without password.

If you want to send a file you downloaded from the web to a Windows user, it's a good idea to make sure it's virus-free.

[ephraste]

Thanks works great !
i was lost with the menu entry

[Matrixy]

Hi,
how can i install it on amd64 ubuntu?

[yopnono]

Hi I have truly no idea, sorry. But check the avast forum.
http://forum.avast.com/

[Matrixy]

ok thx

[munkiepus]

I managed to install the 32 bit version of avast on 64 bit Kubuntu with the following command and it works fine. You do need the 32bit libs though.

sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture avast4workstation_1.0.6-2_i386.deb



Steps:
I had already installed the 32bit libs (i think when i was installing wine)

not 100% sure but if i remember correctly it was from the following post
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=185557


the code i think you need you need is (copied from the other post):

Download the 32 bit libs
http://packages.ubuntu.com/cgi-bin/download.pl?arch=i386&file=pool%2Fmain%2Flibx%2Fli bxxf86dga%2Flibxxf86dga1_1.0.0-0ubuntu3_i386.deb&md5sum=f1f2a20a6db2bf5eb44db45cd b3a1337&arch=i386&type=main
Save the files to your desktop.

First we will install the needed libraries.
Code:

cd ~/Desktop dpkg -x libxxf86dga1_1.0.0-0ubuntu3_i386.deb libs sudo cp ~/Desktop/libs/usr/lib/* /usr/lib32



You now ahve the needed 32 bit libs and can force avast to install using them

sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture avast4workstation_1.0.6-2_i386.deb


Hope this helps, It worked for Me.




Now a question,
Does anyone know if there is an on access scanner for avast on linux?