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Liso
Asked: 2014-09-11 22:39:50 +0800 CST

How do i completely remove Avast Antivirus On Ubuntu

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At first i didn't have antivirus on my Ubuntu 14.04, but a day later my friend sent a email about the antivirus that works on Ubuntu. "Avast" He say, therefore I immediately installed it.

After seeing the results, I was not so happy. I thinks was not as good in Windows. I decided to remove it, but i dont know how?

How to remove it ?

EDIT

Using terminal to install it:

wget http://files.avast.com/files/linux/avast4workstation_1.0.6-2_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i avast4workstation_1.0.6-2_i386.deb

(Thanks to Rinzwind for suggestion)

14.04

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Uninstall from GUI:

    1. Go to Ubuntu Software Center
    2. Click the Installed icon
    3. Type avast in the searchbox, which is in the upper right corner of the window
    4. Click the listed item and click Remove

    Uninstall from Terminal:

    1. Press CtrlAltT to open Terminal
    2. Type sudo dpkg -r avast4workstation_1.0.6-2_i386.deb , then press the Enter key.
    3. If prompted, type your password then press Enter. Your password won't be displayed when you type. This is normal. Don't worry.
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  2. sudo apt-get purge avast4workstation
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