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4.1.2. Software system requirements
Linux requirements
The Linux kernel should be 2.2, 2.4 or 2.6, the recommended one is 2.6, with support for a fast file system, which works well with multiple small files, such as ext3 or reiserfs.
BitDefender requires glibc version 2.3, at least, and libstdc++ from gcc 3.x series.
FreeBSD requirements
The supported FreeBSD versions are
FreeBSD 4 is no longer supported.
4.2. Package naming convention
BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices package is named considering the following scheme.
4.2.1. Linux convention
Variable | Description |
{ver} | This is the package version. For example, |
| subversion 5, package build 3. |
{os} | The operating system is Linux. |
{arch} | The architecture contains the processor class and gcc compiler |
| version. i586 is the current development version. |
{pkg} | This refers to the package management tool used to install the |
| files. This is one of rpm, deb or run. rpm uses the Red Hat |
| Package Manager, deb uses the Debian package system and |
| run is a |
| Please install the appropriate package for your system, as |
| described in the next chapters. |
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