Re: Scanning windows from linux

Ubuntu provides a utility to create a bootable USB stick.



Ubuntu provides clamav.

On Dec 29, 1:08A0%am, snipped-for-privacy@hotpop.donottypethisbit.com (Mark


Great ! This is interesting.

I searched for setting up ubuntu in USB stick
and the below link -
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-x-ubuntu-610 /

Another link that claims the installation of ubuntu
in USB stick from Live CD is below -
http://www.techbuzz.in/installation-of-ubuntu-in-a-usbflash-drive-from-the -=
live-cd.php

Does clamav come by default after following
the procedures mentioned in the below link ?
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-x-ubuntu-610 /

Or, should we need to add clamav by setting
up the network/internet once the ubuntu is up from the
USB stick ?

Thx in advans,
Karthik Balaguru

Right, you need to add clamav, after you have built the stick, but this is
very straightforward. The penstick will be updated to reflect changes as
packages are added or removed. (It works justs like a regular installation).

I've got some notes on the creation of the bootable pendrive somewhere. I will
try and dig them out for you.

Mark.

http://www.linux.com/distrocentral/distronews/8221-comparing-linux-usb-flas =
h-disk-distros
This seems to have some good pointers to
start with.
DSL and Puppylinux seem to be very good.
Nothing like setting up Ubuntu as it is a full
blown linux.
Pendrive linux seems to have started from
Mandriva and unlike Mandriva Linux, i think
this is also Free.



A)
Ubuntu based USB has Synaptic Packet
Manager system that could be used to install,
remove, configure, or upgrade software packages,
browse, sort and search the list of available
software packages, manage repositories, or
upgrade the whole system.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto

I think, this can be used to get the virus
scanner onto the USB stick once the Ubuntu
is up from the USB stick. Need to check.
But,
No clear method is available on the method of
addition of new software. Any ideas ?

B)
In Puppy linux, i found specific statements
that convey that one can use antivirus that is
built-in or can be installed in Puppy.
http://puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file3D%Overview%20and%20Getting%20Star =
ted.htm
But, did not get a clear link on the method
of addition of new application to it. Any ideas ?

C)
Pendrivelinux also seems to be full
blown linux, and the virus scanner can
be installed just as this application is installed
in the below link -
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p3D%8465858
Lemme know if this Pendrivelinux method fine
as conveyed in above link ?



Thx in advans,
Karthik Balaguru

karthikbalaguru schrieb:



I'm also interested in a free (maybe trial) version of a Linux on an USB
stick. Some time ago I tried to install such a system myself (BartPE?),
but couldn't make it work with my machines. Now I don't know whether
it's a matter of the software or of my BIOSes, why I couldn't boot from
the stick :-(




Can you give a concrete link, or an search key?

DoDi

On Monday 28 December 2009 19:09 in comp.os.linux.setup, somebody
identifying as karthikbalaguru wrote...



Of course not - last thing I heard nobody was giving away USB sticks for
free yet. ;-)



You are not going to find one, since USB sticks cost money.  Most
distributions do however have the necessary tools for creating a
USB-stick-based GNU/Linux distribution, and some may even have
preconfigured and automated utilities to do such a thing for you.



Google is your friend.



Then you didn't look well enough. ;-)



Well, good luck with that then.  The 2.6 kernel doesn't even fit on a
floppy anymore, so you'd be stuck with an old kernel, which may not
support all of your hardware.  For instance, I don't even know whether
2.4 supports SATA hard disks.



If they are floppy-based, then they will certainly not hold any decent
antivirus software, given the size of such software suits.



Then why even consider it? ;-)



That is not what it was designed for, but in theory, you should be able
to make a bootable USB stick with the contents of that CD, yes.  On the
other hand, you'd be far better off with a more complete distribution,
e.g. Knoppix.



I can't really help you with that.  I've only used it once or twice, in
order to detect hardware errors on one of my machines.



Yes, that is what I wrote higher up already.  You'd be far better off
with a "real" distro.  There are several live-CD based distros, and
other distros allow you to make a live-CD with a few simple
mouseclicks, or a bootable USB stick.  Look here and see whether you
can find something to your liking:

        http://www.distrowatch.com



They will probably not have such scanners "on board", so you'd have to
add them yourself.  The simpler the base you start from, the more work
you'll have at producing a bootable USB stick with a working distro
*and* a virus scanner.



USB sticks and floppy disks are not "embedded Linux".  Embedded
(GNU/)Linux is what you find in routers, cellphones and satnav systems,
i.e. the "system on a chip" approach.  Such systems usually don't come
with antivirus software, and most of the time those devices are
configured to not work as if they are complete UNIX systems.  

For instance, a Linksys WRT router has a Linux-based system in firmware,
but other than approaching it via a webbrowser to make a few changes to
the settings, you can't do much with it, since the device was never
designed for any other purposes than being a router.  Alternative
firmware downloads do exist, but they really *are* alternative, i.e.
you'd have to install it yourself.  And for your intended purposes, the
issue is moot.

I got few links, but not exact info.
I think the below link is one of the good
input to start for USB stick based linux flavour.
http://www.linux.com/distrocentral/distronews/8221-comparing-linux-usb-flas =
h-disk-distros

But, it does not clearly convey the method of
addition of new softwares/applications to USB
stick based linux.

I assume that i need to set up the
network/internet and download the application/
software of interest(anti-virus, etc ) once the
linux boots up from the USB stick and occupies
the RAM.

Another possible method could be to add the
software/application to a particular folder in USB
Stick so that it gets added into a directory from
where it could be executed to get installed once the
ubuntu gets booted off the USB stick and occupies
the RAM.

For setting up ubuntu in USB stick -
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-x-ubuntu-610 /

Setting up ubuntu in USB stick from Live CD -
http://www.techbuzz.in/installation-of-ubuntu-in-a-usbflash-drive-from-the -=
live-cd.php

Incase of ubuntu,
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-ubuntu-710-gutsy-gibbon-install /
I think, after the below step, the application/software
can be copied into the USB folder itself.
' Download UBconvert.zip and extract the
files to the USB folder '
But, not sure. Any ideas ?

Any trick for adding the application/software
so that the application comes by default when it gets
booted up from the USB Stick instead of adding
it everytime ? That is , it need not be installed
once the linux gets booted up from the USB stick ?

Still searching for information w.r.t this. Lemme
know if you got some information regarding this.



Nice link !
This link would be of great help to me. It is fantastic.
Your response has been very helpful !!



Thx in advans,
Karthik Balaguru

On Tuesday 29 December 2009 04:41 in comp.os.linux.setup, somebody
identifying as karthikbalaguru wrote...



That is correct.



There are several methods for doing this, but if you're going to save it
on a separate partition on the USB stick - as opposed to making it part
of the boot image - then I recommend formatting that partition with a
UNIX-style filesystem, i.e. ext2/3, reiserfs, XFS or JFS, but not with
FAT32, as that does not honor the UNIX permissions and file ownerships.



Either use an ext2/3 or similar filesystem on the USB stick and save it
to that, or add it to the boot image from which the GNU/Linux system
boots up from the stick.  If push comes to shove, you can temporarily
save the downloaded files to a /tmpfs/ - i.e. a temporary filesystem in
RAM while you are fiddling with the USB stick.



That link is known to just about every GNU/Linux user. ;-)  As you
didn't seem to know about it yet until I mentioned it here, you're
probably not a real GNU/Linux user... :p