** Everything I download will not install.* Error* (null)* don't know what I'm doing wrong.
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02-19-2009, 04:14 PM
Guy Thouret
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On Thu, 2009-02-19 at 08:59 -0800, Jeremy Tyree wrote:
** Everything I download will not install.* Error* (null)* don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Could you give some examples please?
Guy.
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02-19-2009, 04:49 PM
Jeremy Tyree
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I downloaded avg freeware, not that I think I need an anit-virus, but just to be safe, I did, wouldn't install.
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Guy Thouret <lists@thouret.co.uk> wrote:
On Thu, 2009-02-19 at 08:59 -0800, Jeremy Tyree wrote:
** Everything I download will not install.* Error* (null)* don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Could you give some examples please?
Guy.
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02-19-2009, 04:50 PM
Liam Proven
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2009/2/19 Jeremy Tyree <jtyree@clearwire.net>:
> Everything I download will not install. Error (null) don't know what
> I'm doing wrong.
You don't need to download anything to install it on Ubuntu. Use
Add/Remove programs on the main menu. Beginners are better off not
trying to install anything from downloads - there are tens of
thousands of programs in the online repositories, so almost anything
you need is there.
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02-19-2009, 04:51 PM
Liam Proven
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2009/2/19 Jeremy Tyree <jtyree@clearwire.net>:
> I downloaded avg freeware, not that I think I need an anit-virus, but just
> to be safe, I did, wouldn't install.
You do realise, don't you, that you cannot install and run Windows
programs on Ubuntu?
It is possible via various emulators, but again, it's not a good idea
and is not for beginners!
You don't need any antivirus software on a Linux machine.
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02-19-2009, 06:18 PM
"Mark Haney"
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Jeremy Tyree wrote:
> I downloaded avg freeware, not that I think I need an anit-virus, but just
> to be safe, I did, wouldn't install.
Two things here. One, do NOT top post. Post your replies at the bottom
of the previous one.
Two. Give actual examples of what you did, not what you were trying to
install. This tell us nothing of your problem. TOO MUCH detail is
better than too little.
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02-19-2009, 06:29 PM
Albert Charron
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Liam Proven wrote:
> 2009/2/19 Jeremy Tyree <jtyree@clearwire.net>:
>
>> I downloaded avg freeware, not that I think I need an anit-virus, but just
>> to be safe, I did, wouldn't install.
>>
>
> You do realise, don't you, that you cannot install and run Windows
> programs on Ubuntu?
>
> It is possible via various emulators, but again, it's not a good idea
> and is not for beginners!
>
> You don't need any antivirus software on a Linux machine.
>
>
Just to let you know Liam, there's actually a Linux version of AVG Free
at this address: http://free.avg.com/download?prd=afl ... Not that I
tried to installed it nor do I think it's needed, except to protect
windows computers on one's network, but it's there...
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02-19-2009, 08:42 PM
Eberhard Roloff
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Jeremy Tyree wrote:
> I downloaded avg freeware, not that I think I need an anit-virus, but
> just to be safe, I did, wouldn't install.
>
>
you need to download the deb file for Debian/Ubuntu.
Then open a shell and navigate to where you stored your downloaded file.
type:
sudo dpkg -i avg75fld-r51-a1243.i386.deb
Alternatively, clicking on the file with your mouse should get you the same.
Then the installation is done for you.
You can operate avg free very similar to it's Windows companion via the gui.
type:
avggui
For doing anything that needs more privileges than you have as a user,
ex. updating the virus database, you will need to use sudo:
sudo avggui
This is all about it.
Eberhard
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02-19-2009, 10:09 PM
Mario Vukelic
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Just a few minor additions:
On Thu, 2009-02-19 at 22:42 +0100, Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> type:
> sudo dpkg -i avg75fld-r51-a1243.i386.deb
>
> Alternatively, clicking on the file with your mouse should get you the same.
Actually, the second alternative (doubleclicking the file) is the better
choice, since it will automatically download all dependencies (required
additional packages) that the avg package will have. The dpkg command
can't do this.
> For doing anything that needs more privileges than you have as a user,
> ex. updating the virus database, you will need to use sudo:
> sudo avggui
It is safer to use gksu instead of sudo when running graphical
(non-commandline) applications. Using sudo for these can have unexpected
side-effects and can cause trouble later.
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02-19-2009, 10:18 PM
Mario Vukelic
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On Thu, 2009-02-19 at 09:49 -0800, Jeremy Tyree wrote:
> I downloaded avg freeware, not that I think I need an anit-virus, but
> just to be safe, I did, wouldn't install.
Is there are particular reason why you'd want to use avg instead of
clamav, which is included in Ubuntu and can installed right from
Ubuntu's software repositories?
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