Avast antivirus home edition for Ubuntu

Well, today I am going to tell you about another antivirus software of Ubuntu. It’s also a freeware antivirus. The name of this freeware antivirus is Avast.

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Download:

To download the Avast antivirus Home Edition for ubuntu linux, go to this link and download from list:

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-for-linux-edition.html

or for Debian version or Ubuntu version (.deb) you can direct download from this link:

http://files.avast.com/files/linux/avast4workstation_1.0.6-2_i386.deb

or open a terminal window and use this command:

wget http://files.avast.com/files/linux/avast4workstation_1.0.6-2_i386.deb

The size of this .deb file is 10.9 MB.

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Installation:

If you have download this software by using FireFox browser, then just click on Open button after finished download.

Or Double click on avast4workstation_1.0.6-2_i386.deb file. Or if you want to install this software from terminal window, use this command after download this avast4workstation_1.0.6-2_i386.deb file:

sudo dpkg -i avast4workstation_1.0.6-2_i386.deb

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Create a icon for Avast:

After completed your installation, use this command in terminal window to create a icon of this program in menu:

cd /usr/lib/avast4workstation/share/avast/desktop
sudo ./install-desktop-entries.sh install

This will create a shortcut icon of Avast antivirus in “Applications > Accessories”.

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Run Avast antivirus:

After creating a icon go to this location from menu and run avast! Antivirus program:

Applications > Accessories > avast! Antivirus

For the first time, you will see this dialog box:

Now click on Click here to obtain license key link. This will ask you to select a browser. So, select your browser. Or there is a alternative way to get a free registration key from avast Antivirus site. Go to this page:

http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-for-linux-edition.html

Now click on registration form and fill-up the form with a valid email address. After submit this form you will receive an email with a license key of avast! Antivirus Home Edition. So, check your email address and copy the license key. Use the license key here and click on OK button to continue:

After clicking OK the main window of avast! Antivirus will appear:

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For Update:

Click on Update database button from the main window. This will start downloading update files from avast site.

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Scan for viruses:

If you want to run the scanner, just select the folder you want to scan from “Select folders to scan” option of main window. Also select the “Type of scan” which you want from the main window. And Finaly click on Start scan button.

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Enjoy with your new free antivirus program…

MPG player for Ubuntu

Hi friends! i’m back again. i hope you all are ok. today i’m going to describe how can you play your .mpg video file which you have converted with ffmpeg software.

To play your .mpg video use the VLC Media Player software.

Step 1: Goto Synaptic Package Manager and select the VLC package. Mark this VLC as “Mark for installation”.

Step 2: Now Click on Apply button from Synaptic Package Manager toolbar.

Step 3: This will automatically select related files to continue installation. Click Ok.

Step 4: When done, goto Applications > Sound and Video > VLC Media Player to open this software.

Step 5: Click on File menu and again click on Open files… This will show a open dialog box.

Step 6: Goto your .mpg file location and select your .mpg file and click on OK button to play.

Enjoy…

Messenger chat in Ubuntu

Hm! it’s a problem in ubuntu to install yahoo messenger. I have found the Gaim Internet Messenger software to ignore this problem. Gaim supports a lot of messenger. Example: Yahoo, MSN, Jabber, AIM, ICQ, IRC etc.

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Step 1: Install this Gaim software from your Synaptic Package Manager and run this program from:

Applications > Internet > Gaim Internet Messenger

Step 2: Set your options of various messenger.

Enjoy your moment now…

AVG free antivirus for Ubuntu

Hi there! I have just installed AVG Antivirus in my Ubuntu. It`s a freeware. You can use this.

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Download AVG Free AntiVirus 7.5 for Linux/Ubuntu:

Well, first of all you have to download the latest free antivirus for your ubuntu from GRISOFT. hmm i`m giving you the web link:

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

Now keep this .deb file in your desktop.

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Installation Informations:

Step 1: Open a terminal window. And use this command:

sudo dpkg -i avg75fld-r51-a1243.i386.deb

Step 2: Now you have to input your Name and your Company name by using this command:

sudo /opt/grisoft/avggui/bin/avggui_update_licinfo.sh

After entering this command you will see this in your terminal window:

What is your name: XXXX
What is the name of your company: XXXX

Now fill-up this section by your name and your company. For example:

What is your name: Piku
What is the name of your company: http://pikupq.wordpress.com

Step 3: Now goto this location and open AVG for Linux workstation:

Applications > Accessories > AVG for Linux workstation

Step 4: Now you will see this dialog box:

Step 5: Now use this command to update your AGV Anti-Virus:

sudo avgupdate -o

Step 6: Goto this location from AVG Anti-Virus Menubar:

Service > Program Settings

Step 7: Select Tasts from left panel and select Default scan object from right panel. Check the Use this test by default and also make check the ‘ / ‘.

Now from main “AVG for Linux Workstation” window Click on Test button and select ‘/‘ for as in shown in this picture. And click on Apply and OK button

Step 8: Click on Test button from the main window of AVG for Linux Workstation. It will starts scanning for viruses. Wait for a few minutes.

Step 9: When it completed successfully, it will show you a report:

Click on Close button.

Now exit from AVG-Antivirus.

Enjoy…

Run windows software in Ubuntu

Hey friends i have a cool tips today. I`m using Ubuntu but i can run all windows exe file in Ubuntu. Wanna know how? Okey I`m telling you.

Windows Software:

I love to chat with mIRC. You know mIRC is a windows based software. Now i`m telling you how can we use this mirc.exe in ubuntu.

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WINE Software:

WINE is a software of Ubuntu. This software can open any exe files of windows. So, We have to install it in our Ubuntu first. Follow the steps for installing WINE software:

Step 1: You can install this software from your Synaptic Package Manager or in Terminal. I have installed the Wine software from Synaptic Package Manager. If you wish you can install this software from Terminal by using this command:

sudo apt-get install wine

Stpe 2: When WINE successfully installed in your Ubuntu, then copy the Windows Based Software program which you want to open with WINE in a suitable place in ubuntu. My Software name was mIRC. And I have copied this mIRC folder from D: drive of windows to /home/piku/Softwares32/mIRC/mIRC.exe location.

Step 3: Now I have used the following command to run mIRC.exe file in terminal:

cd home
cd piku
cd Softwares32
cd mIRC
wine mIRC.exe

Or you can use this single line command:

wine /home/piku/Softwares32/mIRC/mIRC.exe

Remember Directories are case censitive. If your directory name is mIRC, and you used cd mirc then it will not work. Use cd mIRC, for this.

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Now enjoy with your windows based program..