Booting Avira Rescue CD on a Netbook

[Liam Proven]

On 15 July 2013 11:34, Amichai Rotman <amichai at iglu.org.il> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have an EeePC 1015PG running Ubuntu 12.04. I downloaded the Avira Rescue
> CD ISO from Avira's official site[1].
>
> I once installed XBMC on my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop PC as an addisional option
> on the login screen, where you can chosse on the top right of the password
> prompt, which Desktop Manager you want for the current session.
>
> I'd like to do the same withe the Avira Rescue CD - i.e: to be able to
> choose it from the login screen and run the update for the Virus Definition
> File (VDF).
>
> Can someone point me to a guide or HOWTO?

Is it an installable OS? Is it meant to be installed?

Anyway, what use is a virus scanner on a Linux system? If it's
Windows-based -- which is where most of the viruses are -- then it
won't be able to scan a Linux filesystem anyway.

Put ClamAV on your netbook, and use UNetbootin to put your Avira thing
on a USB key. :¬)

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