Which file do I download for Xubuntu?
Sunday, July 31st, 2011 at
00:27
I have an old PC running Xubuntu and I plan on installing AVG Free. When I look at the download screen for Linux files, I have the options:
.deb
.rpm
.sh
.tar.gz
Which one should I download? Is installing anti virus even necessary if I have this version of linux?
Thank you,
Thank you very much for that first answer, is there somewhere I can find a list for the file types that Xubuntu can install?
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Just download the .deb one because it’ll be the easiest to install (Xubuntu has a built-in tool to install deb files).
Hope this helps
Yes, it is the package management program called Synaptic. Find this, it will require your user pass word. In the search box type clam and it should bring up the anti virus program for Linux. It runs in the background so you will never see it running. If you have no idea how to use Linux console commands, down loading files and trying to install them is a bad idea.
no need for an antivirus in linux (xubuntu is actually called xubuntu linux)
all the software you can shake a stick at will be in your software manager – so there is no need to run about the internet looking for programs to download,
if you really feel you need an antivirus then clamav is in your software manager