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I need help installing the AVAST Home Edition for LINUX.

I am running Kubuntu 6.10.

I tried installing the Tar version.

I extracted it.

I installed the gtk library, but when I go to launch avast it is compaining that it cannot get to the library, one of its own, that is in the lib directory.

So I am guessing I am doing something simple wrong.

Please can someone give me a step by step installation procedure.

Thanks

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Hi,
please visit http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-for-linux-edition.html page for the .deb package.
After installing run /usr/lib/avast4workstation/share/avast/desktop/install-desktop-entries.sh script to install icons at your desktop.

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I gather I have to use the Adept Manager Manage Packages

Is there a particular place I am supposed to save the .deb package to so that Adept sees it and then can install it?

I am really a newbie and I am reading my books.

But a few more instructions here are helpful in getting me more familiar with the ways of installing software in LINUX.

Thanks.

Ralph

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???

OK I went to the console and used sudo dpkg to install.

However, here is the result.

I should have told you my system is a opteron 170 with 1 gig of ram (AMD64).

ralph@ralph-desktop:~$ sudodpkag -i avast4workstation_1.0.6-2_i386.deb
bash: sudodpkag: command not found
ralph@ralph-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -i avast4workstation_1.0.6-2_i386.deb
Password:
dpkg: error processing avast4workstation_1.0.6-2_i386.deb (–install):
package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)
Errors were encountered while processing:
avast4workstation_1.0.6-2_i386.deb
ralph@ralph-desktop:~$

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???

I should have read more closely.

I use AVAST on my Windows/XP systems.

I have went back and read up on the LINUX version and it is very specific to i386, meaning intel and NOT amd64.

Oh well.

Is there a verson fomr AMD64?

If not, then thanks.

if so, then let me know.

AVAST is a great package.

Ralph

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Hallo,
the *deb is a package for debian linux distribution. No fear, all linux distribution should be binary-compatible. The i386 is a convention, debian packages should work even on i386s (but also on everything more advanced, compatible with old good 386 :).

If Your package manager refuses to install these packages, use a package converter (alien etc.), or (and believe me this is the best) use the *.tar.gz package which works everywhere and has more advanced (~ more checks) install script.

PC