anti-spyware and anti-virus

[siriusly]

ok i am running ubuntu right now and i was wondering what spyware detector and virus scan should i dl

[abf]

nothing and nothing.

seriously.

as of right now there is NO SPYWARE and NO VIRUSES that you have to worry about on linux. If yuo share files between win and lin and want to protect your win, try clamAV, its free and pretty easy to use.

as for spyware, i don't think any spyware scanners are even out there for linux. in a word, just don't worry about it.

the only protection you need is a firewall. iptables (comes with ubuntu) is great, just download and run firestarter (apt-get install firestarter) so you get a nifty interface to control it with.

have fun!

[siriusly]

ok i dl aim 1.5.286.tgz and now i am wondering how to get it to work

i am newb and i need step by step instructions
thx bye

[bsmith]

ummmm maybe apt get and install? I'm not being an ass. I run gentoo where it's as easy as emerge whatever-you-want....within-reason.

[siriusly]

how do i get to apt get?

[DimGR]

you can even open a window virus using wine ;)


i have done it before:) pretty funny

[bigtrouble77]

Read through Ubuntu Guide and you'll get a good idea how to do things. ClamAV is in the guide.

http://www.ubuntuguide.org

Realize you'll have to go to ubuntuforums.org to find the updated sources list so that most of the stuff in the guide works (It's a little outdated).

I recommend reading up on ubuntu and using the repository before you do too much.

[abf]

big....good stuff. but i bet his next question is "what are sources? how do i use them?"

i am gonna go ahead and answer that.

sources.list is just that, a list of sources (servers) which host programs you can download and install using apt.

by default the list is very limited and you have to add in stuff yourself. to do that.

crack open terminal
Applications > Accessories (sorry...not using gnome right now, so this might be differenT) > Terminal

#: sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
password: (your pass here)


thats gonna bring up a notepad like editor that will let you change the sources. once you're done. just save and close.

to install programs:

if you know the name of the package (i am gonna use xmms as an example):
crack open terminal
#: sudo apt-get install xmms

if you don't knwo the package name:
crack open terminal
#: sudo synaptic
password: ***

[in synaptic]
click Multimedia Universe in left hand column
in right window scroll down till you find what you need, in this case xmms
click on it. select "install"
on the top of the window click Apply
wait for it. go grab a cookie or something.
when its done. click ok, and close out of synaptic if you're done.
close the terminal.

[Ernest_P_Worrel]

ok i dl aim 1.5.286.tgz and now i am wondering how to get it to work

i am newb and i need step by step instructions
thx bye

If this is Aol Instand Messenger your referring too, you dont need to install this ubuntu comes with gaim, which has aim plus about 5 others in it. Just start up gaim (applications>internet>Gaim IM) and when u start it for the first time it will ask you to set up an account choose aim in the dropdown and input your screen name and password.