Clams.....

[Eddie G. O'Connor Jr.]

On 09/08/2012 10:07 PM, Doug wrote:
> On 09/08/2012 09:49 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
>> So I've gone ahead and taken some recommendations of others here, but 
>> here's what I get when I try to update my Clam virus definitions 
>> files...
>>
>>
>> ERROR: Please edit the example config file /etc/freshclam.conf
>> ERROR: Can't open/parse the config file /etc/freshclam.conf
>>
>> Is there something I'm missing here?.....shouldn't the application / 
>> program I just downloaded be the latest version? The GUI displays 
>> that the definitions are "Out Of Date" but when I click on the "Check 
>> For Updates" option it goes through the motions and tells me they're 
>> still outdated. Is there some kind of fix for this?...
>>
>> Fedora 17
>> Gateway T6321 Laptop
>> 3GB Memory
>> 160 GB HDD
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> EGO II
> Sorry about that!  Just one time, you have to edit freshclam.conf. And 
> it's a snap. Open a terminal, become root. (Not sure if that's 
> necessary, but if it is, you've done that.)  Type cd /etc (return) *
> Type nano freshclam.conf  (return). Right at the top, it tells you to 
> comment out the line below.  Insert a # sign in front of the word 
> Example.  Type Control-X, then Y.
> (If you don't have nano, you probably have pico, which works about the 
> same.)
> * If your distro allows you to use sudo, then you can do cd /etc sudo 
> nano freshclam.conf    and go on from there.
> Still pretty simple.
>
> --doug
>
Interestingly enough, I don't have "nano" OR "pico"....when I try either 
of those I get a "Command not found" message.....hmmm.....


EGO II