Monday, November 26, 2012

Install Avast Antivirus on Linux Mint 14

| Monday, November 26, 2012 | 0 comments

I am not sure if Linux users need this antivirus installed on their system. But in case you need to install Antivirus on Linux workstation, Avast Linux Home Edition offers a good Antivirus solution for Linux users. On this tutorial I am going to show you how to install Avast Antivirus on Linux Mint 14 Nadia. Avast provides binary installation file ready for Ubuntu based Linux such as Linux Mint 14.


avast-mint

 

Steps to install Avast Antivirus on Linux Mint 14

1. Download Avast Free Antivirus installer. Visit the page below to download. Select DEB package from the list.

http://www.avast.com/linux-home-edition

2. You will have a file called avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb. Right click the file and select Open with GDebi Package Installer.

3. Once finished, you can open it and you will need a license number to use Avast free antivirus. Simply follow the link on the dialog window to obtain the valid key.

 

avast-mint-key

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