An Error Occurred In Avast Engine Invalid Argument Ubuntu
previous next » Print Pages: [1] 2 Go Down Author Topic: An error occured in avast! engine: Invalid argument (Read 78920 times) 0 Members and 3 Guests are viewing this topic. StNabi Newbie Posts: 2 An error occured in avast! engine: Invalid argument « on: March 30, 2010, 01:21:44 AM » Hi there all,I just installed Avast on my Ubuntu 9.10 OS 32 bit when I try to open Avast, I get the message as given above in the subject,"An error occured in avast! engine: Invalid argument"Firstly what does this mean and how do I access Avast?Looking forward to your replies.Thanks & RegardsSt Nabi Logged megranat1958 Newbie Posts: 2 Re: An error occured in avast! engine: Invalid argument « Reply #1 on: March 30, 2010, 05:45:21 AM » Well, quite apart from "occurred" being misspelled, this is a real pest as Avast will not run under Ubuntu (Debian) Linux 9.10.Not that it is really necessary in such a naturally virus protected OS but it is a pest. Uninstalling using the Ubuntu Computer Janitor tool then reinstalling (using the correct license key) used to work on another PC but not now on this one, perhaps since some Ubuntu security updates were installed.There is an obvious conflict with the system that now makes Avast home for Linux unusable. Please help if you can. Logged ba123 Newbie Posts: 11 Re: An error occured in avast! engine: Invalid argument « Reply #2 on: March 30, 2010, 08:37:48 AM » check if this is your problemhttp://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=57764.0 Logged dumboldork Newbie Posts: 1 Re: An error occured in avast! engine: Invalid argument « Reply #3 on: April 01, 2010, 07:39:54 AM » hey guys, i'm new here. got the same prob yesterday. so far i was able to re-installed it sucessfully. i just completely remove avastworkstation then deleted the .avast folder under my home directory then re-installed avast. hope this might help solve your probs. enjoy. Logged zilog Moderator Advanced Poster Posts: 958 or #f0; daa; add a,#a0; adc a,#40 Re: An error occured in avast! engine: Invalid argument « Reply #4 on: April 01, 2010, 01:47:40 PM » Quote from: dumboldork on April 01, 2010, 07:39:54 AMhey guys, i'm new here. got the same prob yesterday. so far i was able to re-installed it sucessfully. i just completely remove avastworkstation then dele
owner of one Raspberry PiAvast for Linux: "An error occurred in avast! engine: Invalid argument"By huntz On May 24, 2012 · Add Comment Sometimes I have to use Avast antivirus for Linux but there is always some problems:Avast for Linux is a 32bit application (so you must force the installation on 64bit systems)On many systems you cannot run Avast, because this https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=57812.0 error message: "An error occurred in avast! engine: Invalid argument"Here a quick fix:first, force the installation with this command: sudo dpkg -force-architecture -i avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.debthen edit this file /usr/lib/avast4workstation/bin/wrapper-script.sh adding after export PATH this line "sudo sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=128000000" Share →Tweet Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email http://www.toysdesk.com/2012/05/avast-for-linux-an-error-occurred-in-avast-engine-invalid-argument/ address will not be published. Required fields are marked *CommentName * Email * Website Categories2 cent tipAppleCoolEnglishHardwareInternetItalianoKDELinksLinuxMotoriMultimedianetworkingPhotoPrivacyScienzaSecuritySoftwaretask of the dayTechnologyubuntuUncategorizedUnixVirtualboxvmwareWindowsYROArchivesOctober 2015September 2015June 2015June 2014May 2014January 2014December 2013November 2013October 2013September 2013June 2013May 2013March 2013February 2013January 2013December 2012November 2012October 2012September 2012August 2012July 2012June 2012May 2012February 2012January 2012December 2011November 2011October 2011June 2011May 2011April 2011December 2010June 2010April 2010June 2009February 2009January 2009December 2008November 2008October 2008September 2008April 2008March 2008January 2008December 2007November 2007October 2007September 2007August 2007June 2007April 2007February 2007January 2007December 2006November 2006October 2006September 2006July 2006June 2006May 2006April 2006March 2006February 2006January 2006December 2005October 2005July 2005June 2005May 2005April 2005March 2005CalendarMay 2012MTWTFSS« FebJun »12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031MetaLog inEntries (RSS)Looking for something?Use the form below to search the site:Still not finding what you're looking for? Drop us a note so we can take care of it!Visit our friends!A few highly recommended friends...DocumentationPluginsSuggest IdeasSupport ForumThemesWordPress BlogWordPress PlanetArchivesAll entries, chronologically...October 20
my laptop running Ubuntu 10.10. The avast engine was able to do a complete scan of my system. After that I decided to fetch latest updates for avast and clicked http://inoteitdown.blogspot.com/2011/07/error-occured-in-avast-engine-invalid.html 'Update database' in the GUI. After the update happened, the avast will not open, but http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/programming-scripting/185433-error-has-occurred-avast-engine-invalid-argument.html shows the error message An error occurred in avast! engine: Invalid argument Solved: In older kernels the maximum size of SHM block was limited to a certain number of bytes, that is being exceeded by the database. We need to increase the size of the SHM block to accommodate the large database The command to be executed in the terminal an error is as follows. When executing the command it will ask for the root password. sudo sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=128000000 The above command provided me with a temporary solution to the problem I was facing. After I restarted my machine, if I wanted to open avast, I had to type the command again. To get away with this, there is another way. Add the line kernel.shmmax = 128000000 to the bottom of the sysctl.conf text file. an error occurred How to update the sysctl.conf file: Go to 'etc' folder, select sysctl.conf file With the sysctl.conf file selected, press Alt + F2. This will open the 'Run application' dialog Type gksu gedit Add kernel.shmmax = 128000000 to the file and save Posted by Manoj C V at Friday, July 08, 2011 Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: Avast, Problem, Solved, Ubuntu No comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Blog Archive ► 2015 (6) ► April (1) ► March (2) ► February (2) ► January (1) ► 2014 (9) ► August (1) ► May (1) ► March (7) ► 2013 (7) ► November (1) ► April (5) ► March (1) ► 2012 (3) ► April (1) ► March (2) ▼ 2011 (13) ► September (1) ► August (1) ▼ July (3) Microsoft Windows 7 : Screen Savers dropdown disab... An error occured in avast! engine: Invalid argumen... Get assembly fully qualified name ► June (3) ► May (4) ► April (1) Labels Ads Follow Android Assembly AtWork Avast backup Batch Bluetooth Calendar Chrome Code Constraints Criteo Custom ROM Cyanogenmod Dependencies Disabled Disk Space Dll Downgrade Driver Firefox Flash Fully Qualified Gimp Gnome Google Talk Help HTC Desire Bravo Incognito Installation Java Mozilla 4.0 Network Oracle plugin Powershell Problem Query Regedit Root Scree
Today's Posts Advanced Search Find the answer to your Linux question: Entire Site Articles Downloads Forums Linux Hosting Forum GNU Linux Zone Programming / Scripting An error has occurred in Avast! engine: Invalid argument If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. ** If you are logged in, most ads will not be displayed. ** Linuxforums now supports the Tapatalk app for your mobile device. Results 1 to 2 of 2 Thread: An error has occurred in Avast! engine: Invalid argument Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Enjoy an ad free experience by logging in. Not a member yet? Register. 12-21-2011 #1 pdppraveen View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Articles Just Joined! Join Date Dec 2011 Posts 2 An error has occurred in Avast! engine: Invalid argument Installed Avast and tried to start it up only to receive this message... "An error has occurred in Avast! engine: Invalid argument" Since I'm new to Avast I was hoping one of you might have an idea as to what is going on. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling but I still get the same message Running Ubuntu 10.04 Reply With Quote 12-22-2011 #2 Rubberman View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Articles Linux Guru Join Date Apr 2009 Location I can be found either 40 miles west of Chicago, in Chicago, or in a galaxy far, far away. Posts 13,250 Did you install from the .deb package, or did you install from the .tar.gz package? Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time. Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible! Reply With Quote