Clams.....

[Roger]

Try  gedit.

sudo gedit /etc/mfreshclam.conf
put a # in front of the word Example, a few lies fromt he top of the 
file, then <crtl s> to save the file
Exit gedit and in the terminal type sudo freshclam and it will go and 
get the virus files.
Roger


>> 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
> OK, you should be able to do this from a GUI editor.  I opened KWrite 
> and made my way to freshclam.conf.  I'm not sure how you would proceed 
> if you need to be root to edit the file.
> It just never occurred to me that you could edit a bash file using a 
> GUI editor.  Someone will surely step in and tell me how to do it if 
> you need to have root permission to edit the file.
> In the meantime, try it without root, and see if it works.  Just put 
> that # in front of Example on the eighth (?) line and save the file.  
> (You may not have KWrite--it's a KDE file--but there
> is certainly some simple editor available on your distro.)
>
> --doug
>