You can uninstall ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Desktop via the Application menu or using a terminal command.
Click Applications → System Tools → ESET NOD32 Antivirus Uninstaller.
After completing the uninstallation, you will be prompted to restart your system. Click Yes.
Open the Terminal window by clicking Applications → Accessories → Terminal.
cd /opt/eset/esets/bin
sudo ./esets_gil
Type your password when prompted and press the Enter key on your keyboard.
Follow the on-screen prompts to remove ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
After completing the uninstallation, you will be prompted to restart your system. Click Yes.
Install ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux using terminal commands or via ESET PROTECT Web Console.
Open the Terminal window by clicking Applications → Accessories → Terminal.
Type the following command for the appropriate OS distribution that you have and press the Enter key on your keyboard:
./eeau.x86_64.bin
sh ./eeau.x86_64.bin
To display the available parameters (arguments) of ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux binary file, run the following command from a Terminal window:
./eeau.x86_64.bin -h
Available parameters:
Short form | Long form | Description |
-h |
--help |
Display command line arguments |
-n |
--no-install |
Do not perform the installation after unpacking |
-y |
--accept-license |
Do not show the license, license has been accepted |
-f |
--force-install |
Force installation via package manager without asking |
-u |
--unpack-ertp-sources |
Unpack "ESET Real-time file system protection kernel module" sources, do not perform installation |
Confirm that ESET Management Agent for Linux has been deployed on client computers.
Follow these steps to install ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux.
Activate your ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux using a license obtained from your ESET distributor.
Open the Terminal window by clicking Applications → Accessories → Terminal.
Type the following command and press the Enter key on your keyboard:
/opt/eset/eea/sbin/lic [OPTIONS]
Follow these steps to activate ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux.
ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux introduces a minimalistic graphical user interface (GUI) and was developed for optimal use with ESET PROTECT or ESET PROTECT Cloud where all settings are set and managed through policies. Some settings can be modified through the terminal.