My biggest reason for having Damn Small Linux is that I get cheated into fixing a lot of computers for friends and family, and one of the common things that I have to do is fight off those nasty Winblows virues. I like the way that Clamav works, and so my first question is Clamav installed by default or is it available through the myDSL browser? If not then I have no problem compiling it from source.
My second question is how do you mount the hard drive using Damn Small, I have no experience with this in Damn small, any advice?Mounting of a hd can be done through the mounting icon in the bottom right hand corner (3.4.x)
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in xterm "mount /mnt/hda1" if the hd is the master device on the primary ide channel, with the first partition being the one you need. hdxn, x = device, n = partition.
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in elffm, go to /mnt/ and right click on hda1 and click mount.
And if you make a clamav from source, package it up for us and the mydsl archive LOL So I'm not the only one wanting Clamav I figure?
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one of the common things that I have to do is fight off those nasty Winblows virues.
I've been using DOS and Windows for over 20 years. One virus (stoned) in all that time. If your friends and family are having such serious issues, I can recommend security software as well as tips to minimize the potential for exposure.
As for Linux, BitDefender has a Linux version (binary, not open source iirc; I think its license is why I avoided making an extension) that untars in /opt which is perfectly suitable for use in DSL. If you want to scan drives from a known "safe" environment, I recommend PortableApps' version of ClamWin.I have PortableApps and ClamWin on another USB drive, but I don't carry that only on me all the time because I use that for school and can't afford to lose it. If I lose my USB drive with damn small all I really lose is ~$30 and I give someone else a free Linux distro. I also would prefer to use Clamav over a non open source appNext Page...
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