Many newer Linux distributions use systemd as a service manager. The instructions below detail how to configure ESET products to run on distributions where systemd is a service manager.
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Open a new Terminal window.
Navigate to the systemd services directory:
sudo cd /lib/systemd/system
Create a file called "eset.service":
nano -w eset.service
Add the following content to the file:
[Unit] Description=ESET Scanner Daemon After=network.target [Service] ExecStart=/opt/eset/esets/sbin/esets_daemon ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID KillMode=process PIDFile=/var/run/esets_daemon.pid Restart=always Type=forking [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save your changes. If you use "nano", press CTRL + X and W.
Start the newly created "eset" service:
sudo systemctl start eset
Start ESET NOD32 Antivirus from your Desktop environment.
Alternatively, you can start the ESET GUI using the following command in Terminal:
/opt/eset/esets/bin/esets_gui
Configure the "eset" service and ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Desktop to start automatically after booting up:
sudo systemctl enable eset