Re: What is the "official way" to install clamav?

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On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:29:04 +0100 (BST), Captain Bubudiu wrote:

> What is the "official way" to install clamav?
> 
> Seeing clamav is in extras i did a (i use fc3) and
> only have core and extras repos no dag,livina etc etc.
> These steps were tested on two different fc3 machines.
> 
> [capt@bubudiu:~]$ yum install clamav*
> 
> Then following
> http://www.brennan.id.au/12-Sendmail_Server.html#antivirus
> 
> [capt@bubudiu:~]$ cp /etc/clamd.conf
> /etc/clamd.conf.original
> cp: cannot stat `/etc/clamd.conf': No such file or
> directory
> 
> [capt@bubudiu:~]$ chkconfig --level 2345 clamd on
> error reading information on service clamd: No such
> file or directory
> 
> There are differing instructions at 
> 1.
> http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=27510
> (mentions unkown package amavis)
> 2.
> http://fedoranews.org/contributors/ron_goulard/clamav/
> (uses dag wieers rpms)
> 3.
> http://www.brennan.id.au/12-Sendmail_Server.html#antivirus
> (No mention made of method to install clamav, I
> suppose it fell from the sky.)
> 
> My question to the extras package maintainer :-
> 1. Are we supposed to install the dag wieers packages
> on top of the extras ones?
> 2. Did you actually test and see that clamav in
> installable and usable?
> 3. What is the purpose of the clamav packages in extras?

I'm not the package maintainer, but:

1. No. You are supposed to do a few configuration steps.

2. Yes.

3. Read the included documentation.

Also check out fedora-extras-list, where the package design has been
discussed just recently:

https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-extras-list

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