ClamAV install from synaptic on Dapper

[Scott Kitterman]

On Monday 31 July 2006 13:59, John Dangler wrote:
> > > >I got this when installing clamav and freshclam this morning on a new
> > > >
> > >> >Dapper install using Synaptic...
> > >> >
> > >> >E: clamav-base: subprocess post-installation script returned error
> > >> > exit status 1
> > >> >E: clamav-freshclam: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> > >> >E: clamav: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> > >> >E: clamav-daemon: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> >
> > Your errors are for freshclam, not clamav, so that's not surprising.
>
> [snip]
>
> > To scan additional file types there are optional packages you have to
> > install.  You can find the list in the clamav listing at
> > http://packages.ubuntu.com/
>
> I checked there, and didn't see anything listed that synaptic doesn't
> already have.  I googled around a bit for this and the only two
> responses that seem to be the concensus are "ignore it" and "get the
> -devel version, it might have better tar support".
> I think that it throws up on .tar.gz files...  seems that the only file
> I didn't see in the scan list was the only tar file i had in the entire
> dir with that extension.

OK.  I don't think I've had that problem and I didn't install the devel 
package, but I haven't specifically looked for it either.

You do want to make sure you have Freshclam working.  It, by default, IIRC, 
checks for updates on an hourly basis.  It logs 
to /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log.  If it's working, you'll see there.  If you 
don't have freshclam working then you won't get the updated virus signature 
files without installing them manually.

Scott K