AVG antivirus install in Kubuntu

[Paul S]

WJ Seidl said the following on 05/01/2007 06:18 PM:
> Could someone please help a (real) Linux newbie with an install of the 
> free version of AVG anti-virus?
> I'm on a newly built P4/Celeron 3.56Gig with a gig of RAM running Feisty 
> (7.04)
> I've only been exposed to Linux for three days now since the install, 
> (after 12 years on MS Windows) so my knowledge is limited.
> (Thank god for Adept, or I wouldn't have a clue.  I have a book or two 
> on order, but they haven't arrived yet.)
> 
> Long story short, I downloaded and installed the program (the 7.5.45.deb 
> version, not the rpm version)
> and it seems to work, but will not update.  When I click (in the GUI) on 
> the update button,
>   the return is "Update process failed. Reason: Sorry, you do not have 
> permission to execute avgupdate."
> 
> Someone "suggested" that I need to add root to the group. Ok, fine. 
> Um...could someone please explain how?
> Many TIA,
> WJS
> 

One of the advantages of running linux is no need to worry about virus. 
  If you want it anyway, you should consider clamav which is available 
in universe.