Comments on: Install AVG Antivirus in Ubuntu Desktop

By: jj

jj — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:45:47 +0000

As another alternative, to change permissions in order to download future updates:
sudo chmod 775 /opt/grisoft/avg7/bin/avgupdate
cd /opt/grisoft/avg7/var/
sudo chmod 777 run
sudo chmod 777 update/log

By: jj

jj — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:41:14 +0000

If you are still having problems getting the gui to update files (as I am. I do not understand note #9) try Alt+F2 and in the text box type “sudo avggui”. This solves your need for root access and solve the problem of getting updates.

As a side note: I didn’t realize that you can start any registered application via their command line start commands using Alt+F2 and simply clicking the triangle to “show list of know applications” and then subsequently just clicking on the application. Note: if you need root access to run the app, you need to preface the startup command w/ “sudo”.

If somewone can explain note#9 statement “manage groups > select avg > press properties” further it would be appreciated. My gui doesn’t show it.

By: jj

jj — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:59:51 +0000

Correction!!
Upps!
Don’t mind me it’s late the key free link is actually http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0?prd=afl

By: jj

jj — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:43:36 +0000

Key link to bookmark for the free Linux A/V download is http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0?prd=afl

I had a bitch of a time finding it on the web site and ultimately had to Google around. It was buried (as expected since they announced it quietly).

Also, for install issues see http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/

If you do not want to futz w/AVG go w/Avast it’s easy to get and install. Also explained at ubuntugeek.

By: ceti

ceti — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:52:44 +0000

1 - Yet, the AVG icon can be found at Application >Accessories, not at Internet
2 - Now, you can download the .deb package and install it with sudo dpkg -i avg75fld-r47-a1025.i386.deb
3 - The Licence Number is generic. Just enter 70FREE-TX-IB-P1-C01-S139FC-327-9FPB
4 - To edit Users and Groups: open a terminal, type sudo users-admin & skip the first 2 steps on response 9 (follow the other steps)

By: N1ck

N1ck — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:56:06 +0000

@ Jon
I do not see an avg group in my ‘users and groups’ administrative interface and i’ve checked repeatedly. Any other suggestions? (mind you this is the second time I am installing avg and it worked fine the first time, just not working this time around). If I run the command [sudo /opt/grisoft/avg7/bin/avgupdate -o] it works, it just doesn’t work through the GUI.

By: Krzysztof

Krzysztof — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:43:32 +0000

Thanks much, Jon! Works quite well!

By: coppertrail

coppertrail — Mon, 28 May 2007 15:03:19 +0000

There is now a .deb AVG installer. I take it we just skip the rpm-deb conversion process above?

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 13 May 2007 15:25:25 +0000

to enable updates to AVG you need to do the following…

* system > administration > users and groups
* enter your root password
* manage groups > select avg > press properties
* select all group members (root, your user, avg)
* press ok, close, close
* reboot your system
* load up the system, load avg and run the update process.

Should work nicely for you!
cheers,
Jon.

By: Krzysztof

Krzysztof — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:36:03 +0000

In terms of updating to a newer version of AVG for Ubuntu, how does one go about doing that? Do you remove the current version and then install the newer version? I’m a newbie to Linux and hoping to get some solid, direct advice from people who know how the OS is structured and runs. Thanks.

Krzysztof
Ubuntu 6.06