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avg installed package won't work

Asked by Benjamin

OK, I am really not trying to waste time here, but I have read the other FAQs and gone to a site to check this issue out and no-one seems to handle it.

The problem is not with installing packages, because I can do that just fine. The problem is that even though it says "Package Installed" and even though the package is in the list of applications, it cannot be used. It does not appear anywhere in the Menu, so how do I make it run?

My specific example is that I used gdebi to install an AVG antivirus package, which is now in the list of software on the machine but cannot be opened or run. It is just sitting there, doing nothing, and cannot be accessed. Why?

I installed the 32-bit and then the 64-bit versions of Linux 10 but really the result is the same - it says (in both versions) äpp can't run on this computer"and then it either says i386"" or AMD64" so in other words there is no version that works on my computer? This is strange because i am running a very basic budget PC, nothing special. It seems that Ubuntu does not like AMD?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

in a terminal type:

avg

then press tab a few times, see what appears.

With AVG you have to create your own execution app for some reason (see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Antivirus/Avg for how)

Other apps should add themselves fine. Is this the only app showing this behaviour or do others do it too?

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Benjamin (skivvy51) said : 		#2

I installed the 32-bit and then the 64-bit versions of Linux 10 but really the result is the same, if you take even a basic app such as WIne, which you would expect to work because it is so well known - it says in the Software Centre (in both versions) äpp can't run on this computer"and then it either says i386"" or AMD64" so in other words there is no version that works on my computer? This is strange because i am running a very basic budget PC, nothing special, just a Sempron chip with 1GB RAM. It seems that Ubuntu does not like AMD?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Can you give the output of:

uname -a

Thanks

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Benjamin (skivvy51) said : 		#4

Linux HappyMachine 2.6.32-21-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 16 08:09:38 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

Then your OS is 64bit.

x86_64

Means 64bit.

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Benjamin (skivvy51) said : 		#6

OK, then that is the issue. When I try to run Wine in 64-bit Ubuntu, it says, Sorry, not on this computer (AMD64). When I try in 32-bit Ubuntu, it says, Sorry, not on this computer (i386). Now, how can it not work in both versions? This is why I am saying, is there something wrong with my type of PC - AMD?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#7

you can run wine on 64bit ubuntu, its completely fine. Are you trying to install AVG using wine!!?

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Benjamin (skivvy51) said : 		#8

These are the messages that I get in the 32-bit and the 64-bit version.

32-bit: Sorry, wine is not available for this type of computer (i386)

64-bit: Sorry, wine is not available for this type of computer (AMD64)

Does this mean that I can NEVER use Wine on my computer?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#9

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install wine1.2

Should do just dandy

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Benjamin (skivvy51) said : 		#10

This issue with wine is fine now. I am closing the question.