Knoppix 3.8 does conveniently support the unionfs. The part I was missing was to do the apt-get update. After I did this the clamav installed and worked flawlessly.
Thanks, Carl On Sun, 2005-10-16 at 22:06 -0600, Dan wrote: > Carl wrote: > > >I'm trying to run the clamav virus scanner on a computer that I booted > >with a Knoppix 3.8 Live CD. > > > >clamav is not included on Knoppix 3.8 so I'm trying to install using the > >command: > > > > > > > Hi Carl, > > I don't think you can install anything on 3.8 as it does not have > unionfs. Its a read only file system. The new rev 4.02 does have unionfs > and you can install pretty much anything in the Sarge archive. So get it > then: > > su apt-get update > su apt-get install somepackage > > Your only limitation should be ram... > > All the best, Dan > > > > >sudo apt-get install clamav > > > >But the command returns with: > > > >Reading Package Lists... > >Building Dependency Tree... > >Package clamav is not available, but is referred to by another package. > >This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or > >is only available from another source > >E: Package clamav has no installation candidate > > > >I'm not familiar with apt-get as I'm primarily a Fedora Core user. Why > >isn't clamav available? Am I doing something incorrect? > > > >Thanks, > > > >Carl > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >clug-talk mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > >**Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
