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Offline Justin_22

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Re: Ubuntu 8.10
« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2009, 10:20:47 PM »
Hello, yes I want to try Avast4 linux but I cannot install it either with a .deb file or any other and I posted a topic about it on the Ubuntu forums and they told me how to force install it and I tried but I know absolutely nothing about the Terminal and it asked me to do something in it so I got stuck at that point, Yeah I know im a Linux noob  ;D
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Re: Ubuntu 8.10
« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2009, 11:52:38 PM »
Quote from: Justin_xp on February 20, 2009, 10:20:47 PM
Hello, yes I want to try Avast4 linux but I cannot install it either with a .deb file or any other and I posted a topic about it on the Ubuntu forums and they told me how to force install it and I tried but I know absolutely nothing about the Terminal and it asked me to do something in it so I got stuck at that point, Yeah I know im a Linux noob  ;D
Did you try the .rpm version?
Which is your Linux distro? Ubuntu?
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Re: Ubuntu 8.10
« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2009, 12:25:47 AM »
Yes its Ubuntu 8.10, Im not sure if I tried to .rpm version I tried the .deb and it wouldnt install it gave me a error and I believe i tried the .tar.gze (gze might be something else) and I have no clue how to even install that one  ???
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Re: Ubuntu 8.10
« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2009, 01:27:58 AM »
If there's a .deb for avast! for Linux, you should just download it to your desktop, and then double click it. It should install itself.

I caution about a Red Hat package version (.rpm). They can be problematic in Ubuntu, which is Debian based (.deb).

See here for additional information:

https://help.ubuntu.com/8.10/add-applications/C/install-file.html
« Last Edit: February 21, 2009, 02:05:49 AM by OrangeCrate »
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Re: Ubuntu 8.10
« Reply #19 on: February 21, 2009, 03:43:31 AM »
Just like to add that I run Kubuntu on a spare machine that I have now and again.  LOVE it!  I like KDE much better than GNOME, but it's a personal preference I guess.

I think it looks a lot more advanced and clean.  You can always install GNOME as well, or install Ubuntu, then install the KDE package so that you can use all of the standard GNOME progs under KDE.

Have fun!
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Re: Ubuntu 8.10
« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2009, 02:16:02 PM »
For all interested, here's a link to a free beginners guide for Ubuntu:

http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/index2.html

And, a related thread on the Ubuntu forums:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1052065
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