[LUNI] Request Help with ClamAv

Trev Peterson trev at advanced-reality.com
Mon Jul 30 10:39:50 CDT 2007 

I would suggest that if you are using Ubuntu or Debian you use the
packages for the distro version you have (Feisty, Edgy, Etch, etc)
unless you have a pressing need not to.  The repositories for these
should be setup already so there is no need to go find the packages.
This saves time, reduces potential conflicts, and keeps your system
clean (since all files are associated with packages).

HTH,

	Trev

On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 08:28 -0500, Svaldi, Fred E GS wrote:
> To Linux Users of N. Illinois,
> 
>  
> 
> Ok it looks like I had only one version of clamav/clamd on my system.
> Since I can't get the version of clamav (that I compiled from source) to
> work properly, I'm going to remove it, then reinstall it from a (debian)
> package, which I know will work.
> 
>  
> 
> To remove clamav compiled from source, the clamav wiki says to enter the
> command make uninstall.  I tried make uninstall clamav, but that didn't
> work.  Question:  How do I remove all the files that were downloaded
> when I compiled clamav from source so that I can do a fresh install from
> the packages?
> 
>  
> 
> Fred
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: luni-bounces at luni.org [mailto:luni-bounces at luni.org] On Behalf Of
> Samir Faci
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 10:30 AM
> To: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: [LUNI] Request Help with ClamAv
> 
>  
> 
> Right, but that's depending on the user and the environment vars, you
> 
> really have no reason to have 2 versions of clamd installed, find the
> 
> one that's unneded and remove it and rename it.
> 
>  
> 
> --
> 
> Samir
> 
>  
> 
> On 7/27/07, Roberto Serrano <ohrock at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Yeah, you could also see from the terminal which one is the "default"
> by
> 
> > typing:
> 
> > 
> 
> > which clamd
> 
> > 
> 
> > Roberto
> 
> > 
> 
> > On 7/27/07, Samir Faci <sfaci at cs.uic.edu> wrote:
> 
> > >
> 
> > > well, search for clamd which is the binary.  you do this either from
> 
> > > the GUI, I'm sure Ubuntu has some sort of search functionality,
> maybe
> 
> > > Roberto can fill you in.  He's a bit more of an Ubuntu fan boy then
> I
> 
> > > am.
> 
> > >
> 
> > > if you want to do this from the console you could do something like
> 
> > >
> 
> > > sudo find / -iname "clamd"
> 
> > >
> 
> > > see if there are multiple versions of clamd, then to find the
> version
> 
> > > just type clamd --version
> 
> > >
> 
> > > again all this is from the console.  Be careful with from source and
> 
> > > binary installs.. you can have conflicts that can confuse
> 
> > > Ubuntu/whatever distro you use.
> 
> > >
> 
> > > btw, if you really wanna have some fun, try instaling a mailserver
> and
> 
> > > tying in clamd into the mailserver, to automatically scan all
> incoming
> 
> > > emails.
> 
> > >
> 
> > > An Ubuntu guide for what I just mentioned:
> 
> > > http://www.howtoforge.com/postfix_antispam_mailscanner_clamav_ubuntu
> 
> > >
> 
> > >
> 
> > > --
> 
> > > Samir
> 
> > >
> 
> > > On 7/27/07, Svaldi, Fred E GS <Fred.Svaldi at med.navy.mil> wrote:
> 
> > > > Roberto,
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > I actually have a cousin in Italy named Roberto.  Ciao, Roberto!
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > I run ClamAv on my personal computer only.  I have heard I do not
> need
> 
> > > > to run an anti-virus program, but I still do so out of habit.
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > I did this mainly as an exercise to understand how to compile from
> 
> > > > source, and to learn how to work through configuration problems.
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > So....if anyone can help me figure out how to resolve the error
> messages
> 
> > > > (see below), or point me in the right direction, that would be
> great.
> 
> > > > If the solution is somewhat intuitive, I could probably figure it
> out
> 
> > > > with just a little help.
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > Fred
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> 
> > > > From: luni-bounces at luni.org [mailto:luni-bounces at luni.org] On
> Behalf Of
> 
> > > > Roberto Serrano
> 
> > > > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 9:01 AM
> 
> > > > To: Linux Users Of Northern Illinois - Technical Discussion
> 
> > > > Subject: Re: [LUNI] Request Help with ClamAv
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > Are you running this in a server, or are you tunning this in your
> 
> > > > personal
> 
> > > > computer.  Clam AV is mostly a product design for a Linux Server
> working
> 
> > > > in
> 
> > > > a windows environment.  As far as I know, Clam AV is mostly design
> to
> 
> > > > detect
> 
> > > > windows viruses.
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > I don't use anti-virus in any of me Linux computers - and Linux is
> the
> 
> > > > only
> 
> > > > thing I use.  Most people I know, that use Linux, don't use
> anti-virus.
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > So if this is for personal use, I know is weird coming from
> windows, but
> 
> > > > you
> 
> > > > don't need anti-virus.  You need a good backup strategy and that
> is all.
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > Roberto
> 
> > > >
> 
> > > > On 7/27/07, Svaldi, Fred E GS <Fred.Svaldi at med.navy.mil> wrote:
> 
> > > > >
> 
> > > > > To all,
> 
> > > > >
> 
> > > > > Can anyone help?
> 
> > > > >
> 
> > > > > I am relatively new to Linux.  I attempted to compile ClamAv
> from
> 
> > > > source
> 
> > > > > to get the latest version.  I removed my original ClamAv
> installation
> 
> > > > > package before starting.  I downloaded the source code, and, as
> far as
> 
> > > > I
> 
> > > > > could tell, got it installed using "./configure, make, and sudo
> make
> 
> > > > > install."
> 
> > > > >
> 
> > > > > I then ran freshclam from the command line and received some
> error
> 
> > > > > messages, with instructions to edit the example config file for
> 
> > > > > freshclam.config, and also to edit the example config file for
> 
> > > > > clamd.config.  Another error message noted that I could not
> parse the
> 
> > > > > example clamd.config (or something like that).  I could not
> manage to
> 
> > > > > work past this.
> 
> > > > >
> 
> > > > > Then, I installed clamTk from the synaptic packages (I use
> Ubuntu Edgy
> 
> > > > > Eft), which is an older version of the current clamTk version
> per the
> 
> > > > > clamTk home page.  When clamTk installed, it appeared to
> re-install
> 
> > > > the
> 
> > > > > older (0.88) version of ClamAv.  I went to Synaptic Package
> Manager
> 
> > > > and
> 
> > > > > the older ClamAv package is marked as installed.
> 
> > > > >
> 
> > > > > How can I tell what version of ClamAv I actually have on my
> system?  I
> 
> > > > > have confirmation that my signatures are up to date, and I can
> run
> 
> > > > scans
> 
> > > > > via the clamTk GUI.
> 
> > > > >
> 
> > > > > If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it.
> 
> > > > >
> 
> > > > > Regards, F. S.
> 
> > > > >
> 
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Trev Peterson
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