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argonvegell

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Questions about Avast 8 Linux
« on: March 21, 2014, 05:47:27 PM »
Is Avast 8 Linux compatible with 32-bit Linux?

Can I have the old Avast 4 Linux installed alongside Avast 8 Linux, or do I have to uninstall Avast 4 Linux.

Thanks.

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Re: Questions about Avast 8 Linux
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2014, 05:59:03 PM »
Is Avast 8 Linux compatible with 32-bit Linux?

Yes. The i386 platform is supported.

Can I have the old Avast 4 Linux installed alongside Avast 8 Linux, or do I have to uninstall Avast 4 Linux.

No. The new packages are marked as avast-4 package replacements, so the package manager won't let You install the new version until you remove the old one.

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Re: Questions about Avast 8 Linux
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2014, 06:07:31 PM »
Thank you for the quick reply.

The VPS update problem from Avast 4 Linux, as noted here;

Starting with the 400.vps, version 100328-1, one of it's internal block reached the inner limit 33554432 bytes. It's a kernel variable which
is (quite artificially) limiting the maximum size of any SHM memory block - and 33554432 was a default for some kernels.

Solution? Set the limit to higher values (as root):

sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=128000000
OR
echo 128000000 >/proc/sys/kernel/shmmax

Place those lines to /etc/init.d/rcS or equivalent file (it's distribution-specific a bit - see /etc/inittab, the sysinit runlevel) to have them set automatically (just after boot).

regards,
pc

Is this still an issue with Avast 8 Linux?

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Re: Questions about Avast 8 Linux
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2014, 09:46:15 AM »
Thank you for the quick reply.

The VPS update problem from Avast 4 Linux, as noted here;

Starting with the 400.vps, version 100328-1, one of it's internal block reached the inner limit 33554432 bytes. It's a kernel variable which
is (quite artificially) limiting the maximum size of any SHM memory block - and 33554432 was a default for some kernels.

Solution? Set the limit to higher values (as root):

sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=128000000
OR
echo 128000000 >/proc/sys/kernel/shmmax

Place those lines to /etc/init.d/rcS or equivalent file (it's distribution-specific a bit - see /etc/inittab, the sysinit runlevel) to have them set automatically (just after boot).

regards,
pc

Is this still an issue with Avast 8 Linux?

No as I know.
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