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Gareth · 10-08-2005, 11:49

Fair play, Zing

I was gonna point you in the direction of http://www.ubuntuguide.org/#networking but looks like you don't need it.

As for AV, it's a lot less necessary than under Windows... I've got figures in a report somewhere here at work that show the number of viruses available for Windows compared to Linux. Will try and dig it up, cause it makes for interesting reading.

What you have to bear in mind is that using Linux, you don't generally use your root account for everyday tasks (unless you use Lindows or Linspire or whatever it's called now), so if you do get infected by a virus, it tends to be less effective by default.

Saying that, using an anti-virus is still a very good idea. I believe Ubuntu comes with clam anti-virus installed by default. Have a look for that in Synaptic to start with, and have a play with it if it's already installed. If not, either give that a go, or there are some alternatives you could try... I think Panda do a Linux version, I know for a fact that Sophos do too (although that might be more difficult to get hold of, as they don't sell direct to the consumer market).
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Also, maybe now would be a good time to suggest bookmarking the following site... http://www.tldp.org/docs.html

The Linux Documentation Project is not specific to a particular distribution, but has loads of general docs on various subjects, covering subjects for both newcomers and more experienced Linux users.

10-08-2005, 11:49	#37
Gareth cf.mega poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Age: 50 Posts: 7,101	Re: Ubuntu Fair play, Zing I was gonna point you in the direction of http://www.ubuntuguide.org/#networking but looks like you don't need it. As for AV, it's a lot less necessary than under Windows... I've got figures in a report somewhere here at work that show the number of viruses available for Windows compared to Linux. Will try and dig it up, cause it makes for interesting reading. What you have to bear in mind is that using Linux, you don't generally use your root account for everyday tasks (unless you use Lindows or Linspire or whatever it's called now), so if you do get infected by a virus, it tends to be less effective by default. Saying that, using an anti-virus is still a very good idea. I believe Ubuntu comes with clam anti-virus installed by default. Have a look for that in Synaptic to start with, and have a play with it if it's already installed. If not, either give that a go, or there are some alternatives you could try... I think Panda do a Linux version, I know for a fact that Sophos do too (although that might be more difficult to get hold of, as they don't sell direct to the consumer market). __________________ Also, maybe now would be a good time to suggest bookmarking the following site... http://www.tldp.org/docs.html The Linux Documentation Project is not specific to a particular distribution, but has loads of general docs on various subjects, covering subjects for both newcomers and more experienced Linux users.