Which version of AVG Free to use with Linux Mint?
I just installed this about a week ago; it’s version 10, Julia. And I’m a first-time Linux user.
I’ve been using AVG Free for many years on Windows and really like it; in fact, it’s still installed and running on the XP partition on this computer. Now I’d like to put it on this Mint installation. But when I access that page on the AVG Free site – http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-alf – I see several choices:
deb
rpm
sh
tar.gz
And I don’t know which of these will work with my version of Mint.
Each of these files is almost 90 megabytes. I’m on a wireless connection which not only is not very fast, but also has a monthly limit. So I really would like to get the right one downloaded the first time. Which one should I choose?
Thanks in advance for your help.
(I put this question on the Mint users forum as well, so you might see it there if you’re a member. But sometimes I have better luck here, so I decided to put it in both places.)
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as Linux mint uses the apt package system, you need the .deb file. After download, you can install it (with root rights, or "sudo") with the command dpkg -i avg85flx-r863-a3205.i386.deb.
Linux Mint is based on Debian so use the DEB file. In addition, DEB files automate the install process.
its based on ubuntu so I would guess .deb