Installing

Note: If upgrading from an older version of F-Prot Antivirus for Linux Workstations, run the following command (as root) before installing, to remove the older version.

rm -rf /usr/local/f-prot

To install F-Prot Antivirus using the install script, run these commands (as root):

cd /usr/local
tar xvfz /path/to/fp-linux-VERSION.tar.gz
cd f-prot
./install-fprot.pl

The suggested installation procedure is as follows. Please substitute the word "VERSION" in the above instructions with this release's actual version number. Also note that your manual pages may be stored in a different path then /usr/share/man, and you might need to adjust it accordingly.

To install F-Prot Antivirus manually, run these commands (as root):

cd /usr/local
tar xvfz /path/to/fp-linux-ws-VERSION.tar.gz
ln -fs /usr/local/f-prot/f-prot.sh bin/f-prot
ln -fs /usr/local/f-prot/man_pages/f-prot.1 /usr/share/man/man1/
ln -fs /usr/local/f-prot/man_pages/check-updates.pl.8 /usr/share/man/man8/
chmod +x /usr/local/f-prot/f-prot
chmod +x /usr/local/f-prot/tools/check-updates.pl

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