installing clamav on Knoppix

Discussion:

Carl

2005-10-17 03:46:29 UTC

I'm trying to run the clamav virus scanner on a computer that I booted
with a Knoppix 3.8 Live CD.

clamav is not included on Knoppix 3.8 so I'm trying to install using the
command:

sudo apt-get install clamav

But the command returns with:

Reading Package Lists...
Building Dependency Tree...
Package clamav is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package clamav has no installation candidate

I'm not familiar with apt-get as I'm primarily a Fedora Core user. Why
isn't clamav available? Am I doing something incorrect?

Thanks,

Carl

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Dan

2005-10-17 04:06:36 UTC

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Post by Carl
I'm trying to run the clamav virus scanner on a computer that I booted
with a Knoppix 3.8 Live CD.
clamav is not included on Knoppix 3.8 so I'm trying to install using the

Hi Carl,

I don't think you can install anything on 3.8 as it does not have
unionfs. Its a read only file system. The new rev 4.02 does have unionfs
and you can install pretty much anything in the Sarge archive. So get it
then:

su apt-get update
su apt-get install somepackage

Your only limitation should be ram...

All the best, Dan

Post by Carl
sudo apt-get install clamav
Reading Package Lists...
Building Dependency Tree...
Package clamav is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package clamav has no installation candidate
I'm not familiar with apt-get as I'm primarily a Fedora Core user. Why
isn't clamav available? Am I doing something incorrect?
Thanks,
Carl
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Jon Storry

2005-10-17 11:44:33 UTC

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I think you can use Klik in 3.8 to install new software.
http://klik.atekon.de/
Jon

Post by Dan

Post by Carl
I'm trying to run the clamav virus scanner on a computer that I booted
with a Knoppix 3.8 Live CD.
clamav is not included on Knoppix 3.8 so I'm trying to install using the

Hi Carl,
I don't think you can install anything on 3.8 as it does not have
unionfs. Its a read only file system. The new rev 4.02 does have unionfs
and you can install pretty much anything in the Sarge archive. So get it
su apt-get update
su apt-get install somepackage
Your only limitation should be ram...
All the best, Dan

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Carl

2005-10-17 17:04:17 UTC

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apt-get ended up working for me. Haven't heard of klik before. I'll have
to look into it sometime.

Thanks,

Carl

Post by Jon Storry
I think you can use Klik in 3.8 to install new software.
http://klik.atekon.de/
Jon

Post by Dan

Post by Carl
I'm trying to run the clamav virus scanner on a computer that I booted
with a Knoppix 3.8 Live CD.
clamav is not included on Knoppix 3.8 so I'm trying to install using the

Hi Carl,
I don't think you can install anything on 3.8 as it does not have
unionfs. Its a read only file system. The new rev 4.02 does have unionfs
and you can install pretty much anything in the Sarge archive. So get it
su apt-get update
su apt-get install somepackage
Your only limitation should be ram...
All the best, Dan

Gustin Johnson

2005-10-17 17:09:09 UTC

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Post by Carl
apt-get ended up working for me. Haven't heard of klik before. I'll have
to look into it sometime.

For Debian based distros, apt-get (or any of the front ends, adept,
aptititude, synaptic, etc.) are your best bet. I have had mixed results
with Klik.

Post by Carl
Thanks,
Carl

Post by Jon Storry
I think you can use Klik in 3.8 to install new software.
http://klik.atekon.de/
Jon

Post by Dan

Post by Carl
I'm trying to run the clamav virus scanner on a computer that I booted
with a Knoppix 3.8 Live CD.
clamav is not included on Knoppix 3.8 so I'm trying to install using the

Hi Carl,
I don't think you can install anything on 3.8 as it does not have
unionfs. Its a read only file system. The new rev 4.02 does have unionfs
and you can install pretty much anything in the Sarge archive. So get it
su apt-get update
su apt-get install somepackage
Your only limitation should be ram...
All the best, Dan

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Carl

2005-10-17 16:57:15 UTC

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Knoppix 3.8 does conveniently support the unionfs. The part I was
missing was to do the apt-get update. After I did this the clamav
installed and worked flawlessly.

Thanks,

Carl

Post by Dan

Post by Carl
I'm trying to run the clamav virus scanner on a computer that I booted
with a Knoppix 3.8 Live CD.
clamav is not included on Knoppix 3.8 so I'm trying to install using the

Hi Carl,
I don't think you can install anything on 3.8 as it does not have
unionfs. Its a read only file system. The new rev 4.02 does have unionfs
and you can install pretty much anything in the Sarge archive. So get it
su apt-get update
su apt-get install somepackage
Your only limitation should be ram...
All the best, Dan