Is there virus removal software for Jaunty KDE

[Steven Vollom]

On Sunday 14 June 2009 09:37:13 pm Martin Laberge wrote:
> On Sunday 14 June 2009 13:25:59 Steven Vollom wrote:
> > On Saturday 13 June 2009 06:41:53 pm Billie Erin Walsh wrote:
> > > Steven Vollom wrote:
> > > > I need the name of software that I can install on a terminal to
> > > > remove a virus.  Google search was ineffective at least for me. 
> > > > Every word I searched came up with everything but what I am looking
> > > > for, and Kpackagekit requires the exact name of an application to
> > > > locate it.  I remember with adpept, if I typed in the word virus, it
> > > > was alreading searching for anything with the word virus in it and
> > > > several options would usually appear; but KpackageKit requires an
> > > > exact name.  TIA
> > > >
> > > > Steven
> > >
> > > Steven. Synaptic still works that way. It may not be KDE but it works
> > > _MUCH_ better than anything in KDE.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Treat all stressful situations like a dog does.
> > > If you can't eat it or play with it,
> > > just pee on it and walk away
> >
> > I tried synaptic days ago.  I will do it now to send you exactly what I
> > get in response to an attempt to install virus software.  That is
> > foolish.  Sure, I can get synaptic, but I am on my laptop.  Unless I can
> > get synaptic and put it on the other computer so that I can install it, I
> >   h a v e   n o   connection on the offended computer.  Both GUI and
> > command line require a connection to the Internet to install a package.
> >
> > Do you remember that when installing a program on windows, you used a CD
> > and installed it that way.  That is what I need this time.  I need a CD
> > that has an unexecuted virus application in it, so I can first get the
> > data into the other computer, then execute the installation.  I do not
> > seem to be able to get anyone to understand this need.  We are all so
> > used to applying applications by  clicking kdesudo apt-get install
> > ......... or entering the name of the application into a package manager
> > and clicking apply, that we don't apparently realize that that is all
> > taking place over the Internet.  I no longer have that connection in the
> > affected computer; I can't move the application into my computer to
> > install it.
> >
> > Steven
>
> You are trying an impossible thing,
> Running a Linux antivirus on a windows computer is IMPOSSIBLE.
>
> --
> Martin Laberge
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I haven't had a windows computer for about 5 years.  I can't understand why 
you keep talking about windows.

Steven
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