RE: ClamAV on Sarge
There are no others currently of which I am aware. But the intent, as I
understand it, was for packages like ClamAV, Snort (with its constantly
changing signature file) and others. This is a "new" feature, so I would not
expect many packages to be supported there yet.
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Lenz [mailto:matthew@nocturnal.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 10:15 AM
To: Timothy Spear
Cc: 'John Oxley'; debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: RE: ClamAV on Sarge
"contains packages like ClamAV" .. under i386 I only see ClamAV. There
are no other packages that are considered volatile?
On Thu, 2005-10-13 at 09:29 -0400, Timothy Spear wrote:
> The answer for ClamAV is to use Volatile. This partial distribution set
> contains packages like ClamAV which are non-static and need to be updated
on
> a continual basis; even in a stable release. I am running 0.87 from
Volatile
> on my 3.1 systems.
>
> Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Oxley [mailto:john@yoafrica.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 9:06 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: ClamAV on Sarge
>
> I am making my first foray into running a debian server. I have lots of
> experience with FreeBSD servers and Etch on my desktop box.
>
> I know the whole mindset lying behind Sid/Etch/Sarge, but one thing has
> me confused, and a bit worried about is Clam's version.
>
> Sarge only gets security updates right? Why is clam at version 0.84,
> when there is 0.87 released. Is that not a security update?
>
> I've looked on backports.org and the latest clam is for woody, and its
> only 0.85.
>
> Now here is my question. Is there some reliable source for keeping up
> with the latest clam version, or will I have to compile it myself? If I
> do compile it myself and build a debian package from it, should I submit
> it to backports.org? Will they appreciate that or will I be stepping on
> someone's toes?
>
> Are there going to be any other packages that I may run into these sorts
> of problems with?
>
> Regards,
>
> -John
>
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