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   From: Moog    
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   Subject: Re: AVG in Kubuntu?   
   Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:00:19 +0000   
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   "Koster, H" illuminated the devils arse on Saturday 17 February 2007 19:44   
   in alt.os.linux.ubuntu by typing:   
      
   > Op Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:19:06 +0000, schreef Moog:   
   >    
   >>> Well, the bad news is that Grisoft only seem to distribute AVG in .RPM   
   >>> format, as used by RedHat, Mandriva etc. Ubuntu uses .deb files, so this   
   >>> is probably where your problem lies.   
   >>    
   >> If that's the case, then the Original Poster could try using..........   
   >>    
   >> $ sudo alien -k "name_and_path_of_avg_package".rpm   
   >    
   > this is a workaround indeed, i once used it succesfully for another   
   > program (mailwasher).   
      
   Alien is a great little utility and has proved valuable for me.    
      
   > But why are there so many programs made for a whole list of distros, while   
   > in case yours is not in the list, one still can adjust an (e.g.) rpm to   
   > run in Ubuntu?   
      
   That's the beauty of open source. Whatever you do, don't expect a free   
   lunch.   
      
   > I mean, there should be a slight difference, or not? If not, then the   
   > distributor could have made versions for all kinds of linuxes..... :-)   
      
   It depends. If they are aware of alien, then why bother? ;-)   
       
      
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