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Hi, I am a newbie to Linux and I need some help installing AVG Free on my computer. The file is an .rpm, and when I log onto my root ...
  1. 06-27-2006 #1
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    Unhappy Can someone help me with .rpms?

    Hi, I am a newbie to Linux and I need some help installing AVG Free on my computer. The file is an .rpm, and when I log onto my root terminal and type rpm -i and then the file name, it comes up witha message saying that there is no such file or directory. The link to the AVG page is here: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5

    P.S. I had previously typed in apt-get install rpm and my root terminal said that my rpm was already the latest version. Thanks to whoever helps me!
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    RPM is used for Redhat-based Linux distributions. Debian uses apt-get and DEB packages only. Is there a DEB file available for AVG?
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    No, there is not. Thanks, Moe!

    P.S. Does anyone know of a really good free security program for Linux?
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    Quote Originally Posted by KonquerorPenguin
    No, there is not. Thanks, Moe!

    P.S. Does anyone know of a really good free security program for Linux?
    Strictly speaking, you really don't need much other than a firewall right now. There are no Linux viruses out there, nor adware or spyware. If you just want an antivirus program for your own personal satisfaction, you might try clamAV.
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    I have Firestarter, the firewall. Also, is clamAV a Debian package? Thanks!!
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    Look at the ClamAV site for Debian packages:

    http://www.clamav.net/binary.html#pagestart
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    Can I just run apt-get install clamav to get it? That would help a lot since I don't know how to install Debian packages otherwise.
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    One more thing. I'm thinking about switching to SuSE Linux because I heard somewhere that SuSE can open Microsoft Word documents. Is this true? Also, what Linux do you use?
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    Anyone there?
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    hi
    As far as I know you can use dpkg to install debian packages,please refer to man page of dpkg.
    or you can also do apt-get to install the package
    http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/s...le&release=all
    but your /etc/apt/sources.list should point to stable distribution(or whatever you want to use)
    do a
    apt-get update initially
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