New to Ubuntu? Here's how you download and install Avast on Ubuntu

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For all those playing with Ubuntu for the first time, here is how you do it (from a fellow Linux noob);

  1. Fire up Ubuntu. (I have just installed 11.10 64bit and I am assuming you have a working Internet conntection)
  2. Click on the Dash Home icon (on my install, this is the black one with white circle at the top of the icon menu)
  3. In the Search bit, type the word Terminal - you’ll type the first three letters when some icons appear below.
  4. Click on the Terminal icon that has appeared at the left, below. (The black one looking like an old DOS prompt)
  5. You will then see a terminal window appear, with the blinking cursor.
  6. Type the following line into that window and press Enter (you may get asked to enter your user password at some stage - just do so and hit Enter):

[b]wget http://files.avast.com/files/linux/avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb[/b]

  1. This will start downloading the package. When it has finished, type in the following and press Enter:

sudo dpkg -i avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb

8 ) This will install Avast for you. (If the download or install doesn’t work, check that the package name is still current by going here: http://www.avast.com/linux-home-edition#tab4
If you are using Windows, right-click on the Deb package and select Properties - this will hopefully show “http://files.avast.com/files/linux/avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb” and you can check you are typing in the current package name, changing as appropriate)

  1. Close the Terminal window by clicking on the red ‘X’ at the top left of the Window and then click on the Dash Home icon like you did at the beginning.
  2. In the Search bit, type Avast and you will see the blue Avast icon appear.
  3. Click on the Avast icon - you will see a Registration icon appear. Click on the “Click here to obtain license key” or enter the licence key if you have already done this and have received the licence key. You can then go ahead and register/configure Avast.

I hope this helps. :slight_smile:

John

Just a thought; could one of you fine Avast tech bods do a quick “How to…” on YouTube please? You will win a lot of friends…

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You also need to change the kernel default setting.
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=57775.0

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Hi Tech, and thank you for your reply.

I get “error: permission denied on key 'kernel.shmmax”. If you could kindly explain how I resolve this error, I will update my post! :slight_smile:

Many thanks,

John

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Ugh. I just updated Avast. I get the error “An error occured in avast! engine: Invalid argument”. Looks like Tech was right!

Tech, you posted me a link to another thread. Which bit was actually correct? There seem to be lots of suggestions but no definitive solution?

I tried to type the first bit into a Terminal window but got the error message. What should I type please?

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error: permission denied on key ‘kernel.shmmax’
You need to be root.
Most probably, open a Terminal window and paste there

sudo sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=128000000

To make it permanent, run in terminal

sudo gedit

Then open this file

/etc/init.d/rcS

Then add this line at the bottom

sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=128000000

Save and close gedit
Boot
Try open and update avast again.

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Hi Tech,

Thank you for your very fast response! :slight_smile:

Well, I followed your advice and done all you suggested. The file has saved OK (I checked after the reboot).

But…

  1. I get this in the Terminal:

“(gedit:1906): Gtk-WARNING **: Attempting to store changes into ‘/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel’ but failed: Failed to create file ‘/root/.local/share/recently-used.xbel.3UT96V’: No such file or directory”
…there are several of these, and…

  1. I still get the same error message!

This is not good… :frowning: Any ideas?

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Nagini, my Linux knowledge emptied… Hope any of the programmers could help you more. Sorry.

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No worries - and thanks for your help.

I’m going to try another Linux distro now to see if it’s any easier.

:slight_smile:

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You’re welcome. Feel free to come back any time you need help or just to change experiences 8)

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Thank you for this!

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:slight_smile:

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How do I put the key in if I have no gui? In other words put the key in using ubuntu terminal?

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:slight_smile:

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Finally I found the explanation. Avast still support Ubuntu and other Linux Distribution by providing the installer. Not Only Ubuntu, it provides RPM and tar installer as well. You may see that all stuff provided on the download page is working.

I found the review here:

http://www.ossdoc.com/2013/05/avas-anti-virus-installation-on-ubuntu.html

Congrats all!!

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Will this work on Xubuntu ?

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I mean it is really something else to install a decent antivirus on Ubuntu. I ran ubuntu 4 days without an antivir and picked up about 30 virus. Now this fucking myth that Linux doesent have viruses is complete retarded bullshit. I did run the lines as directed above on Ubuntu 14.10 and rebooted my machine but the installer tells me that “the package is of poor quality” and cannot be installed. Even if I choose “install anyway” it gets me back to the install startup. It is the same retarded numness with Comodo antivir. GET YOUR THUMS OUT OF YOUR DAM ASS AND MAKE THE THING APPEN. Ubuntu is a taget for alot of virus and doing banking online without a decent antivir is sheer madness or stupidity. Get serious.
http://i.imgur.com/jNOGYqZ.png

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  1. See: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=155865.0
  2. Watch your language…!!