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    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: Re: clamav and freshclam update failures

Good morning, firenice03, I let the scan run its course and this is the message I received: LibClamAV Warning:  cli_scanxz:decompress file size exceeds limits -only scanning 27262976 bytes Not sure wh...
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-12-2020, 01:23 PM
    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: Re: clamav and freshclam update failures

firenice03 link Wrote: (03-11-2020, 11:22 PM) -- Whats the output when you try in a terminal .. Code: -- sudo apt-get install clamav-daemon -- **UPDATE** I reran a Code: -- sudo freshclam -- .....
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-12-2020, 03:22 AM
    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: Re: clamav and freshclam update failures

Thanks for your reply, Firenice03, Yes, I've done all of that exactly as you've written. 
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-11-2020, 09:08 PM
    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: Re: clamav and freshclam update failures

Jan link Wrote: (03-10-2020, 02:02 PM) --   ^Clamd was not installed.  Cant connect to clamd through /var/run/clamav/clamd.ctl:  No such file or directory.  -- I think I must be jinxed!  Despite a ...
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-11-2020, 06:53 PM
    Thread: Re-Installing Linux Lite
Post: Re: Re-Installing Linux Lite

TheDead link Wrote: (03-11-2020, 11:41 AM) -- Hi! Not sure how to help here but maybe the partition should be of type "Primary" and not "logical" ? Just an idea. ;) -- firenice03 link Wrote: (03-...
Jan Installing Linux Lite 4 11,815 03-11-2020, 06:36 PM
    Thread: Re-Installing Linux Lite
Post: Re-Installing Linux Lite

Given the problems I've had with the clamav installation, perhaps due to me incorrectly installing it in the first place, I thought maybe I should just try re-installing LL 4.8 over the existing one. ...
Jan Installing Linux Lite 4 11,815 03-10-2020, 11:43 PM
    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: Re: clamav and freshclam update failures

firenice03 link Wrote: (03-07-2020, 04:38 PM) -- The lock error = remove that log file, you may have cancelled/stopped a run - I tested on my old LL3.8 and mid scan cancelled tried update -- got lock...
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-10-2020, 02:02 PM
    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: Re: clamav and freshclam update failures

robinc link Wrote: (03-07-2020, 05:14 AM) -- Some years ago I had an issue with clamav on LXLE 12.04 not updating. It was down to permissions on the log file. This was what I wrote at the time - don...
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-10-2020, 01:46 PM
    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: Re: clamav and freshclam update failures

ridenotwalk link Wrote: (03-10-2020, 09:11 AM) -- Sorry Jan but I can't help with that one. I didn't get that error when I did it and I'm now at the extent of my knowledge. My only suggestion is to r...
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-10-2020, 01:23 PM
    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: Re: clamav and freshclam update failures

Thank you for your reply. I proceeded with sudo freshclam and it looked like things were starting to work -  but then more problems. I got the message that the daily database was available for downloa...
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-10-2020, 12:32 AM
    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: Re: clamav and freshclam update failures

Thank you for the clarification.  Alright, I have now successfully changed both timeout times from 30 to 300 and saved the changes.  I'm back in the Terminal now and entered sudo freshclam the same ...
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-09-2020, 04:14 PM
    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: Re: clamav and freshclam update failures

Thank you for your reply!  Ok, as I type this, I'm at the part where you have written as follows: "Once the search has finished (it might find several directories/files) open the file as normal." I ...
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-09-2020, 02:12 PM
    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: Re: clamav and freshclam update failures

ridenotwalk link Wrote: (03-08-2020, 04:32 AM) -- I ran into the same problem and this is what I did and it worked for me.... ...again to have it time out. Using the file manager, logged in as root,...
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-08-2020, 05:57 PM
    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: Re: clamav and freshclam update failures

Jerry link Wrote: (03-07-2020, 05:10 AM) -- How did you initially install clamav? Sent from my Mobile phone using Tapatalk Well, truth be told, that's where I messed up initially, Jerry.  After in...
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-08-2020, 04:28 PM
    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: Re: clamav and freshclam update failures

Jerry link Wrote: (03-06-2020, 03:21 PM) -- Has this been resolved? Could have just been a server issue on that day. Try: https://gitlab.com/dave_m/clamtk/issues/90 Sent from my Mobile phone using ...
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-06-2020, 10:34 PM
    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: Re: clamav and freshclam update failures

I remember having this issue a while ago and can't exactly remember but I don't think ever managed to solve it, I just stopped trying and decided not to use any AV software in Linux,  so far haven't h...
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-06-2020, 10:15 PM
    Thread: clamav and freshclam update failures
Post: clamav and freshclam update failures

Its a long time since I've been to these forums, but I just installed 4.8 on my old windows 7 laptop.  I'm trying to install the clamav antivirus as instructed in the help manual.  Despite receiving t...
Jan Installing Software 30 59,611 03-05-2020, 06:12 PM
    Thread: Canon MF4500w Printer Configuration Dependent on Missing Package
Post: Re: Canon MF4500w Printer Configuration Dependent ...

Hi LL-user, I really appreciate the help you've provided.  Thanks so much!  :)  In the meanwhile I'll continue to poke around here and will post my findings. Have a great break!  
Jan Printing and Scanning 16 14,048 04-11-2017, 02:49 PM
    Thread: Canon MF4500w Printer Configuration Dependent on Missing Package
Post: Re: Canon MF4500w Printer Configuration Dependent ...

Hi LL-User, I did indeed try re-activating the printer, as well as the print queue and daemon, but to no avail.  But, going back to my last error message of the final command, i.e. "unable to copy ...
Jan Printing and Scanning 16 14,048 04-07-2017, 02:00 AM
    Thread: Canon MF4500w Printer Configuration Dependent on Missing Package
Post: Re: Canon MF4500w Printer Configuration Dependent ...

Hello firenice03, Thanks for stopping by!  :) No, the PC is fully awake for the duration, so it can't be that.  I dunno ... real head scratcher, this one!
Jan Printing and Scanning 16 14,048 04-05-2017, 01:58 AM