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How To Install Antivirus In Linux

 

In this tutorial we are going to learn how to install antivirus in Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel-4&5

Here i am having antivirus in my linux desktop and this is an rpm file of antivirus 

Now if i want to install this rpm file in linux so how would i install this rpm file in linux.

so firstly open the terminal in linux and type this command to install the antivirus in linux.

here is the command to install the rpm file of linux.

#cd Desktop
#ls 
#rpm -ivh avg85flx-r287-a2632.i386.rpm {rpm -ivh Then Give The File Name Of An Antivirus }

see this picture so you can understand clearly how to install the rpm file of antivirus in linux.

Now our antivirus is installed now we have to start the antivirus.

Here is the command to start

#avgctl --start

after starting antivirous now how to scan the file here you can see the command.

#avgscan /

#avgscan /var/ {To Scan Some Particular Folder Or File}

#avgupdate

#avg --restart

#avg --stop

#avh --licinfo

Here you can see what is the use of these commands 

Avgupdate {Means To Update The Antivirus}

Avg –restart {To Restart The Antivirus}

Avg –stop {To Stop The Antivirus}

Avg –licinfo {to Check The Version And Lincence And All Details }}

Now this is the configuration file of avg antivirus.

#vim /etc/avg.conf

{after then press enter now here you can see this line in this linux avgcfgtcl is the command which you have to run}

After all this configuration done then run these commands.

#avgcfgctl  {Now Some Output Is Come Now This Is The Real Content Of Configuration}

#avgcfgctl > /etc/avg.conf { To Copy The Content TO The Conf File Avg.conf}

#vim /etc/avg.conf {Now You Can See The Content In Configuration File Of Avg Antivirus}

This is all how to install antivirus in linux and how to start,stop,restart the service of antivirus or how to do the configuration of antivirus

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