Trying to Install avast on Ubuntu

[Justin_22]

Hello

I am current running under Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex and am trying to Install Avast4linux .deb and Am getting this error when I try to install "Error: Wrong Architecture 'i386'" any way past this and what is causing it?

thanks
Justin

[FreewheelinFrank]

Sounds like you're trying to install avast! on a 64-bit system:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=915422

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=811846

You can force the install using the command given here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=229460

Good luck!

[Justin_22]

Hello Freewheelinfrank

I have tried that before and then that command and it asks me for my password but it will not let me enter my password. how do I do that?

[FreewheelinFrank]

Type in your password then click enter. You won't see any characters, even stars or dots in the Terminal, but it is being entered.

[FreewheelinFrank]

See here:

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/passwordinterminal

[Justin_22]

Grrr, alright I did everything you told me down the the letter and after I type in my password and press enter terminal throws up the error "Cannot access archive no such file or directory exists" and the file is sitting on my desktop

[FreewheelinFrank]

You will need to navigate to your desktop in the Terminal. For an old fart like me who used CPM/DOS, this is not difficult, but it might be novel for you!

dir and cd should get you there!

http://oreilly.com/linux/command-directory/

http://www.ss64.com/bash/

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:~$ dir
:~$ cd Destktop
Assuming "Desktop" is in your starting directory.