Comments on: Install AVG Antivirus in Ubuntu Desktop

By: desmon

desmon — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:04:21 +0000

i don’t know when update avg always show :

Update process failed.
Reason: Process ‘avgupdate’ is already running.

please help me……

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

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:48:28 +0000

Issue#7

Things went well until I tried to update AVG. It said I do not have the necessary permissions. Is there some line I need to add somewhere? I can’t use sudo in the GUI as I can from the CLI.

I got the same thing… What was the answer… Cannot update AVG..

Thanks,

Mike

By: admin

admin — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:50:29 +0000

@Ji

the version i am downloading is correct one and i have converted .rpm file in to .deb file using alien.Alien is very nice program to convert .rpm to .deb and it worked for me with out any problem

By: jj

jj — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:03:15 +0000

Issue#6

On my system the icon appeared at Application >Accessories>AVG… instead of Application Internet

Issue#7

Things went well until I tried to update AVG. It said I do not have the necessary permissions. Is there some line I need to add somewhere? I can’t use sudo in the GUI as I can from the CLI.

In summary, This newbie finally have a working AV which I thank you. Forgive the as you go “Issues” but it was the only way I could keep it straight in my own mind. I hope the “proofing” help’s the next guy and thanks again.

By: jj

jj — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:51:01 +0000

Issue #5
Change:
Installing debian package using the following command
sudo dpkg -i avg71flm_r30_i386.deb

To read:
sudo dpkg -i avg71flr_r30-a0791_i386.deb

Note: As said before, throughout your document you need to change “flm” to “flr” in the file names. And, you forgot to add “a0791″ in the aformentioned file name.

By: jj

jj — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:28:19 +0000

Issue#4

A base installation of Ubuntu does not include Alien. You can not find the license number without Alien installed on a Ubuntu system.

You need to make a statement BEFORE “Now you need to find the License Number looks like the following” TO

Please install Alien (an RPM package to DEB package converter)using Symantic Package Manager before preceeding. Subsequently, now you need to find the License Number looks like the following…”

Incidently, the license number must be generic since I found the same one (70FREE-TX-IB-P1-C01-S139FC-327-9FPB) in mine.

By: jj

jj — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:08:11 +0000

Issue
#3
I do not know the purpose of your “sudo rpm -qip –scripts avg71flm-r30-a0791.i386.rpm” command. After doing some digging about RPM I learn that it’s a RPM query statement to confirm package name, versin number and release number among other things. Would be advisable to state this. When I entered the command I got “command not found” I believe this is because I am using a .deb system.

Is this command appropriate for a .deb system like Ubuntu? OR am I missing something?

By: jj

jj — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:49:11 +0000

I do not believe your
wget http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg71flm-r30-a0791.i386.rpm
statement is correct
Issue:
#1 It’s missing missing the prefix sudo. Not trying to be a nit but it adds time and keystrokes.
#2 I think you downloaded the wrong version. the flm version is for Mandrake and the flr version is for Red Hat.ed Hat. What’s the difference? I do not know (most likely file placement) but using alien I do not know if it supports Mandrake and Red Hat or Red Hat only. Shame on AVG for not putting a visible icons next to each download file name