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Acer Aspire One - Help Please

bignred05
bignred05 Posts: 1,218 Forumite
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Hi, I am setting up a new acer aspire one
I'm trying to download anti virus etc
have download the files fine
however it won't let me install them
I get a message stating
Patch files does not available

can anyone shed any light on what I'm missing to enable to unpack downloaded files etc
for the record the acer is running on Linux

thanks in advance

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  • DVardysShadow
    DVardysShadow Posts: 18,949 Forumite
    If the acer is running linux, it does not need or use windows antivirus products.
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  • bignred05
    bignred05 Posts: 1,218 Forumite
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    DVardysShadow wrote: »
    If the acer is running linux, it does not need or use windows antivirus products.

    thanks for such a quick response
    however at the sound of looking thick

    I'm trying to install crapcleaner & avg

    both get the same message as already mentioned

    is there any anti virus software I can load on to it then

    Thanks again
  • gaming_guy
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    linux doesnt need any security software.

    if you really want, you might be able to install a firewall but i cant be sure as i dont know what linux distro the aspire one runs
  • DVardysShadow
    DVardysShadow Posts: 18,949 Forumite
    Generally, linux boxes are considerably less vulnerable to viruses which are written in the most part for windows. Most of the antivirus products for linux do not do the job you want - they are intended to run on linux boxes providing services to windows networks and to protect the windows network boxes from windows viruses. These products do not actually protect the linux box they run on!

    The linux philosophy is different - basically the software is less vulnerable - and when a vulnerability is discovered, a software patch is usually written quite quickly. So you just need to keep your software updated on line.

    And the other big thing is only to log on as root [the adminstration user] when you are actually installing, managing or removing software. At all other times, log on as an ordinary user - it is the only way you should work with a Linux box.
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  • bignred05
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    DVardysShadow wrote: »
    Generally, linux boxes are considerably less vulnerable to viruses which are written in the most part for windows. Most of the antivirus products for linux do not do the job you want - they are intended to run on linux boxes providing services to windows networks and to protect the windows network boxes from windows viruses. These products do not actually protect the linux box they run on!

    The linux philosophy is different - basically the software is less vulnerable - and when a vulnerability is discovered, a software patch is usually written quite quickly. So you just need to keep your software updated on line.

    And the other big thing is only to log on as root [the adminstration user] when you are actually installing, managing or removing software. At all other times, log on as an ordinary user - it is the only way you should work with a Linux box.

    Thanks for clearing that up
  • Donnie
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  • juno
    juno Posts: 6,553 Forumite
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    It's because the acer aspire one is stupid
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  • scottishblondie
    scottishblondie Posts: 2,495 Forumite
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    avg and crapcleaner are windows software - they won't work at all on linux. you don't really need anti-virus on linux anyway, unless you're planning on trying to get a virus.
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