Installing and Uninstalling

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Installing Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers

Upgrading Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers

Uninstalling Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers

Configuring Security Subsystems

Additional information:

Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers Packages and Files

Custom Component Installation and Uninstallation

This section describes how to install and uninstall the Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers version 11.1. In this section, you can also find information on how to obtain current updates and a procedure of upgrading to a new version, if the previous version of Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers is already installed on your computer.

Besides, this section describes the procedure of custom installation and uninstallation of Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers components (for example, to resolve errors that occurred during the course of theDr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers operation or to get an installation with a limited function set) and configuration of advanced security subsystems (such as SELinux) that could be necessary for installation and operation of Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers.

To perform these procedures, superuser permissions are required (i.e. privileges of the root user). To elevate your privileges, use the su command for changing the current user or the sudo command to execute the specified command with the privileges of another user.

Compatibility is not guaranteed for Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers and anti-virus products of other developers. Due to the fact that installation of two anti-viruses on one machine can lead to errors in the operation system and loss of important data, before the installation of Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers, it is strongly recommended that you delete anti-virus products of other developers from the computer.

 

If your computer already has other Dr.Web anti-virus product installed from the universal package (.run), and you want to install one more Dr.Web anti-virus product (for example, you have Dr.Web for Linux from the universal package installed, and in addition you want to install Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers), it is necessary to make sure that the version of the installed product is the same as the version of Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers you want to install. If the product version that you plan on installing is newer that the installed product version, before installation, it is necessary to upgrade the installed Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers to the version of the product you want to install additionally.

 

For FreeBSD OS, Dr.Web for UNIX Mail Servers can be installed only from the universal package.