Hi,
I know that you don’t need anti virus for Linux, but i am on virtualbox and don’t want to take any chances. I downloaded the AVG.rpm and have been trying to install it. Yast reads that it is installed, but i can’t find it anywhere to open it. Are there some dependencies i should install or is there something i am missing.
Thanks,
It’s not clear whether you are running Linux in VirtualBox or XP in VirtualBox. If the latter, then install the Windows AVG installer the normal way inside XP. If the former, I would say AVG is not needed in Linux since Windows is the platform at risk and if it’s compromised, there is no safety for a VM.
sorry, i am running openSUSE in virtual box on a windows 7 host. I would still prefer to have it just in case i will be sharing files.
Sorry, never used AVG in Linux. Maybe someone else might know.
OK,
Thanks anyway,
PS. I have also used it in windows
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I never use the GNU/Linux version of AVG, but you can find avg in YaST
and see where are the files, or use rpm --force to install it. Anyway I
prefer to use f-prot or avira antivir, AVG don’t report me various virus
thar antivir and f-prot report
VampirD
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Turns out there is an error on 8.5 that there is no GUI.
I found avast! and am using that on ubuntu and going to install it on suse momentarilly.
Thanks to both of you.
I personally think you are wasting your time with installing a AV client in linux whiles its in a VM.
For one the high unlikeliness that your linux OS will get infected
two even if you do attract a virus of some kind it is powerless anyhow
and three its a virtual environment, its self contained and has no ill to the rest of your main system unless you have low memory or something but thats a system performance issue not one with the OS and is more of annoyance.
Save some time, and dont bother with it.
i’ll keep that in mind
Granted its up to you, its your computer after all.
But in my opinion its just a waste of time
Thanks,
P.S. thanks for the idea of the avatar. 
No prob, I made mine because of my love for both distros, I like Ubuntu for its simplicity and openSUSE for its stability.
Both are great distros in their own respects.
vader95 wrote:
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> Hi,
>
>
> I know that you don’t need anti virus for Linux, but i am on virtualbox
> and don’t want to take any chances. I downloaded the AVG.rpm and have
> been trying to install it. Yast reads that it is installed, but i can’t
> find it anywhere to open it. Are there some dependencies i should
> install or is there something i am missing.
>
>
> Thanks,
I have it installed and the latest version has no GUI, i.e. commandline
use onle.
Suggested install command: rpm -Uvh avg85flx-r290-a2950.i386.rpm
avgd is a service module that needs to be running.
service avgd status
service avgd start
service avgd stop
avgctl is a control module (avgctl --help will give you all the options)
avgctl --stat-all
avgctl --stop=sched
avgctl --stop=tcpd
avgupdate --help should explain all user options related to avgupdate.
avgupdate
avgupdate -p 2
avgupdate -p 3
Some avg links that may be of some use:
http://free.avg.com/au-en/download?prd=afl
http://free.avg.com/au-en/faq.pnuid-1254306659
FYI: I found that latest avg uses a lot of resources and is quite
technical to set up but persistence will get you there. I use it
manually and thus control is via the enabling of the avgd service. Once
avgd service is enabled (running), avgscan /home (or /media) command
line operations will scan those directories. avgscan --help (plus
download and read user manual) should give all the relevant info one
needs for this operation.
Cheers
@TaraIkeda, I made mine because i have them all on one computer.
@jmartini, thanks, but i installed Avast!