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developers. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top Error message in Avast! up vote 4 down vote favorite I downloaded Avast using terminal command wget http://files.avast.com/files/linux/avast4workstation_1.3.0-2_i386.deb and the download and an error occurred while making the requested connection installation was successful. Then I chose check updates(database) from the interface. As soon as the updates were downloaded the following problem started. An error occurred in avast! engine: Invalid argument What should I do to correct the problem? antivirus share|improve this question edited Oct 3 '12 at 23:54 Lucio 8,2591761114 asked Oct 3 '12 at 20:59 Sizwamulena Kabila 2112 add a comment| 2 Answers 2 active oldest votes up vote 7 down vote This is a known problem in Avast. You need to increase the maximum amount of shared memory allowed. To load it without rebooting sudo sysctl -w kernel.shmmax=128000000 To make it permanent, edit the file /etc/sysctl.conf (gksudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf), and add this line to the end of the file kernel.shmmax = 128000000 share|improve this answer edited Oct 3 '12 at 22:28 answered Oct 3 '12 at 21:36 Sepero 2,56011843 thank you. I used the first option and I have managed to get it to work. the second option,
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owner of one Raspberry PiAvast for Linux: "An error occurred in avast! engine: Invalid argument"By huntz On http://www.toysdesk.com/2012/05/avast-for-linux-an-error-occurred-in-avast-engine-invalid-argument/ May 24, 2012 · Add Comment Sometimes I have to use Avast antivirus for Linux but there is always some problems:Avast for Linux http://inoteitdown.blogspot.com/2011/07/error-occured-in-avast-engine-invalid.html is a 32bit application (so you must force the installation on 64bit systems)On many systems you cannot run Avast, because this error message: an error "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 address will not be an error occurred 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 2015September 2015June 2015June 2014May 2014January 2014December 2013November 2013Octobe
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 'Update database' in the GUI. After the update happened, the avast will not open, but 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 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. 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 Screensaver script Setup Solved Tweak Ubuntu Util Visual