Install and Use ClamAV Antivirus - Zorin OS 17 Core

[GatorsFan]

chgrp: missing operand after ‘guy@guy-Aspire-A515-52:/var/log/freshclam.log’

That message actually is informative, in that when you see a message like that from a command where you expanded variables, it suggests one or more of your expanded variables may have been unintentionally empty or unset.
might need to remove the : after 52 so it should look like

sudo chgrp guy@guy-Aspire-A515-52 /var/log/freshclam.log

If it still does not work try

sudo chgrp root /var/log/freshclam.log

 

[wizardfromoz]

sudo chgrp guy /var/log/freshclam.log

That should be written as

sudo chgrp guy /var/log/freshclam.log

Cheers

Wizard

 

[GatorsFan]

That should be written as

sudo chgrp guy /var/log/freshclam.log

Cheers

Wizard

Yep you are correct

 

[wizardfromoz]

I know, lol

That does not mean it will work. I still have reservations that clamav-daemon may be a fly in the ointment, but I have insufficient usage of AV under Linux to contribute much. Never needed it.

Wiz

 

[GatorsFan]

I only use clamav I do not use all that other stuff available in the Synaptic Package Manager - so my experience is CLI only

I just download the latest from their website an use Gdebi to install it - I use if I am transferring files to Windows from Linux and Vice-versa - sudo clamscan file

 

[WillingToLearn777]

Yep you are correct

Thank you for your responses. Executed the code:
"sudo chgrp guy /var/log/freshclam.log"

Results:
uy@guy-Aspire-A515-52:~$ sudo chgrp guy /var/log/freshclam.log
[sudo] password for guy:
chgrp: cannot access '/var/log/freshclam.log': No such file or directory
guy@guy-Aspire-A515-52:~$

Please advise further.

 

[WillingToLearn777]

I only use clamav I do not use all that other stuff available in the Synaptic Package Manager - so my experience is CLI only

I just download the latest from their website an use Gdebi to install it - I use if I am transferring files to Windows from Linux and Vice-versa - sudo clamscan file

View attachment 18054

For your information. Below is a screenshot of the permissions.

 

[GatorsFan]

Thank you for your responses. Executed the code:
"sudo chgrp guy /var/log/freshclam.log"

Results:
uy@guy-Aspire-A515-52:~$ sudo chgrp guy /var/log/freshclam.log
[sudo] password for guy:
chgrp: cannot access '/var/log/freshclam.log': No such file or directory
guy@guy-Aspire-A515-52:~$

Please advise further.

Try

sudo touch /var/log/freshclam.log

 

[WillingToLearn777]

Try

Thanks for your response.
Executed the above code. System requested my password and then did not process further.

guy@guy-Aspire-A515-52:~$ sudo touch /var/log/freshclam.log
[sudo] password for guy:
guy@guy-Aspire-A515-52:~$

Please advise further.

 

[osprey]

I know that - I only use pkexec to open the file manager and I always make sure policykit-1 is installed along with pkexec and polkitd and since I only use Debian - policykit-1-gnome as well

I'm sorry if you thought I may have assumed you didn't know that. I certainly didn't assume nor think that you didn't know that, and didn't mean to imply anything of the sort. I just used your quote as a jumping off point from a pkexec user. My post was just attempting to be explanatory for readers since both pkexec and sudo had been mentioned to basically try and do the same thing.

 

[GatorsFan]

Thanks for your response.
Executed the above code. System requested my password and then did not process further.

guy@guy-Aspire-A515-52:~$ sudo touch /var/log/freshclam.log
[sudo] password for guy:
guy@guy-Aspire-A515-52:~$

Please advise further.

So the file seems to be written - try

sudo freshclam

 

[WillingToLearn777]

So the file seems to be written - try

Thank you for all your support. Uninstalled all Clam packages. Restarted system. Executed code:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

OS updated with no errors. Executed codes:

sudo apt install clamav clamav-daemon
sudo apt install clamtk
clamtk
sudo systemctl stop clamav-freshclam
sudo systemctl enable clamav-freshclam --now
Final result ClamAV updated with no errors.

Found this ClamAV Instruction Web Link very helpful:

https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-install-clamav-on-ubuntu-linux/

Thank you once again.

 

[wizardfromoz]

@WillingToLearn777 If you are happy that your problem is solved, you can return to your first Post and edit it as such.

Enjoy your Linux

Wizard

 

[WillingToLearn777]

@WillingToLearn777 If you are happy that your problem is solved, you can return to your first Post and edit it as such.

Enjoy your Linux

Wizard

Thanks Wizard of Linux!