Corrupted download file?

[Sheesh]

Evenin' each,

I've just been trying to download the tar.gz version of the latest Avast for Linux, but all I'm getting is a web page of some kind of script appearing rather than a downloadable product.

http://www.avast.com/en-gb/linux-home-edition    (location page)
http://files.avast.com/files/linux/avast4workstation-1.3.0.tar.gz   (download)

The RPM and DEB packages download ok but just not the TAR.GZ package.

I've tried with a different computer and browser in both Linux and Windows but still just get the corrupt web page. (Which also seems to cause a temporary hangup as well)

Anyone else finding this problem?


By the way, these Captcha "I'm a human" challenges are a bit ridiculous aren't they? On the forum registration page I had to try 4 or 5 times before I could get one that was even vaguely readable - and now I've got to do the same damn time-wasting thing on this forum post! Surely they don't have to be SO ruddy obscure?

Do you have the plans for an anti-alien NUCLEAR DEATH RAY or something hidden somewhere on this website? - hence the excessive pro-human security!

[Asyn]

The RPM and DEB packages download ok but just not the TAR.GZ package.

I've tried with a different computer and browser in both Linux and Windows but still just get the corrupt web page. (Which also seems to cause a temporary hangup as well)

Anyone else finding this problem?

Confirmed, same here...!!

[AdrianH]

Evenin' each,

I've just been trying to download the tar.gz version of the latest Avast for Linux, but all I'm getting is a web page of some kind of script appearing rather than a downloadable product.

http://www.avast.com/en-gb/linux-home-edition    (location page)
http://files.avast.com/files/linux/avast4workstation-1.3.0.tar.gz   (download)

The RPM and DEB packages download ok but just not the TAR.GZ package.

I've tried with a different computer and browser in both Linux and Windows but still just get the corrupt web page. (Which also seems to cause a temporary hangup as well)

Anyone else finding this problem?


By the way, these Captcha "I'm a human" challenges are a bit ridiculous aren't they? On the forum registration page I had to try 4 or 5 times before I could get one that was even vaguely readable - and now I've got to do the same damn time-wasting thing on this forum post! Surely they don't have to be SO ruddy obscure?

Do you have the plans for an anti-alien NUCLEAR DEATH RAY or something hidden somewhere on this website? - hence the excessive pro-human security!

Lol, the dam bots can read most Captchas so forums and members get flooded with spam.

To install avast! on Linux you could try looking at reply#8 in this thread >> http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=98601.0

[Abraxas]

Thanks for sharing that info AdrianH.

The Tutorial Linked to is only for the avast! Linux Home Edition.rpm packages I must advise.

Install avast! Linux Home Edition


avast! Linux Home Edition
Download avast! Linux Edition. (RPM package)

     Any Linux distribution (x86 platform only) with GLIBC version 2.1 or higher and pthreads libraries installed
    486 processor (Pentium or higher recommended)
    32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended)

Regards,

Abraxas

[Sheesh]

Just to update

I submitted a ticket to Avast Support about this and today got this reply:-

QUOTE

Hello,
it reaches the tar.qz just fine. The "script page" is the tar.qz file which your browser opens in text mode. Use rightclick and save as.
Ondrej Bechyne
*niix specialist

UNQUOTE

Is this a Czech joke perhaps?

p.s. I've had enough of the crazy Captcha's here. Lost my first attempt to post while trying to follow it.

Won't be back

Bye!