Linux issue- Anyone seen this problem?

[mrghostwalker]

I just installed Avast and tried to start it up only to receive this message...

  "An error has occurred in Avast! engine: Invalid argument"

Since I'm new to Avast I was hoping one of you might have an idea as to what is going on. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling but I still get the same message.

[mrghostwalker]

Sorry- I forgot to say that I'm running Ubuntu 10.04

[Casper34]

YES!!!!! i am getting this on UBUNTU 10.10!

ok, i installed, no problem... started a scan, no problem... saw i needed to update, stopped the scan, ran the update PROBLEM... i forget what it said but it did not update and now i get the same message. i have removed, installed from RPM (error), DEB (same error as the OP), and TARBALL (error). is there a solution for this yet?

***EDIT***

Ok i just found this post, http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=57775.msg487179#msg487179 and i was able to run without the error msg... but...when i update

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avast! engine failed to reinitialize after database upgrade.
the application will now terminate now
and

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An error occurred in avast! engine: Invalid argument
so this sounds like an update issue. since i just installed, does anyone know how i can update to the database before the latest?

***EDIT***

This post worked for me! http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=57775.msg488889#msg488889

[zilog]

YES!!!!! i am getting this on UBUNTU 10.10!

ok, i installed, no problem... started a scan, no problem... saw i needed to update, stopped the scan, ran the update PROBLEM... i forget what it said but it did not update and now i get the same message. i have removed, installed from RPM (error), DEB (same error as the OP), and TARBALL (error). is there a solution for this yet?

***EDIT***

Ok i just found this post, http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=57775.msg487179#msg487179 and i was able to run without the error msg... but...when i update

Code: [Select]

avast! engine failed to reinitialize after database upgrade.
the application will now terminate now
and

Code: [Select]

An error occurred in avast! engine: Invalid argument
so this sounds like an update issue. since i just installed, does anyone know how i can update to the database before the latest?

***EDIT***

This post worked for me! http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=57775.msg488889#msg488889

this is also explained in the very first sticky post in thios forum .

regards,
pc