HOWTO: Install F-Prot with GTK frontend [OUTDATED]

[Perfect Storm]

Q: Is viruses, trojans and malware a threat to a linux system as in Windows?

A: No, there's a very few viruses to linux and the way a Linux/unix is build up makes it difficult to do any serious damage to the system, in fact I've never heard from people who got their Linux/unix system infected.

Q: So why install a anti-virus application/program?

A: For an ordinary Linux Home user with only one OS system their's no need for Anti-virus, but people who's running network, server or dual booting with win OS this tool can be very handy to scan and delete viruses.

Q: I'm a home user only running Linux do I need it?

A: No, a firewall is way better as protection like firestarter.



First thing, setup your repositories. Here's how you do it: http://ubuntuguide.org/#extrarepositories

Next:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install libwww-perl
sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev
sudo apt-get install gcc

Grab F-prot here and pick the debian/gnu file. (4.6.1)
Download XFPROT-1.14 here.
or use the .deb files click here (old 1.13 - I havn't tried it).

cd /where/you/saved/the/files/
sudo dpkg -i  fp-linux-ws.deb

To compile (the non-.deb file) itself:
Extract xfprot-1.14.tar.gz (eg. right click it and choose extract)

cd xfprot-1.14
./configure --with-gtk2 --with-sudo --autodetect --without-debug
make
sudo make install

Using the .deb file:

cd /where/you/saved/the/.deb/file
sudo dpkg -i xfprot-1.13_1.13-1_i386.deb

Open Menu-Editor:
Name: F-Prot
Comment: Protection Application (or what ever you prefer)
Command: xfprot
Icon: /usr/local/xfprot/icons/antivirus-48x48.png
Category: System Tools



To Uninstall the compiled xf-prot:

cd xfprot-X.XX
./make uninstall

[Jad]

Thank you

[Perfect Storm]

New version of XFProt is avaible (v. 1.11). Updated the Howto.



.:=The AI Dude=:.

[Yukonjack]

Thank you Artificial Intelligence

[Spudgun]

Thanks

[george29]

thanks for that little tutorial. very easy to follow.

cheers
george

[Ezzet]

Thank you!

[Svenn]

A.I. you rock !!

Thanks again

~Svenn

[Benni]

Nice and easy guide, even to newbies like me
Looks nice and works like hell.
But how is it with uninstalling F-Prot again?
[offtopic]
I just ask, cause i'm sitting here with an Bit Defender linux install, which is a kind of miracle for me now, since there are no files where they're supposed to be.
Seems like i have done a little magic there during my first linux-steps
And now i have no idea how to remove it fully (sorry for that bit of offtopic...could be handled with pm's)
[/offtopic]

[Perfect Storm]

When I want to remove something which aren't installed as packages I simply find the files/folders and sudo rm -r <folder>, but I'm sure there's an easier way to do it. If you know the structure(s) of linux there will be no problem to find where the file(s) is installed.


The .deb file can be uninstalled via the package management.



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