Avast is a antivirus for computer programs, it available to microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux users with a user interface available in 41 languages. The name Avast is coming from "Anti-Virus-Advanced-Set". It have more features like; File system shield, Anti-spyware capabilities, Anti rootkit capabilities, Audible alarms, Virus chest, Boot-time scan, Consumer alert, AVAST cloud, Remote Assistance.
When you launch it, it will prompt you to register and obtain a free license key
After the packages are installed make sure that all of the required libraries can be found. Type the following:
Install Avast AntiVirus
Press Ctrl+Alt+T to launch a terminal window, paste following command into terminal and hit enter to download avast
wget http://files.avast.com/files/linux/avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb
Now run this command to install it:
sudo dpkg -i avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb
When you launch it, it will prompt you to register and obtain a free license key
64-bit Ubuntu, first install i32-libs package:
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
Now run this command to install the deb:
sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb
After the packages are installed make sure that all of the required libraries can be found. Type the following:
ldd /usr/lib/avast4workstation/bin/avastgui
ldd /usr/lib/avast4workstation/bin/avast
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