Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux, version 6.0: system requirements

Summary of versions supported

For more detailed information on the Linux versions and kernels that support Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux, version 6, please download the text file from the Sophos website. You will require your updating credentials to access this file.

NOTE: 

• Further Linux versions are supported by Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux.
• Several Linux versions that were supported by Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux, version 5, are not supported by version 6.

Red Hat

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 (kernel 2.4)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3 (kernel 2.4)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4 (kernel 2.6, 32- and 64-bit)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 5 (kernel 2.6, 32- and 64-bit)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 (kernel 2.4)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 (kernel 2.4)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 (kernel 2.6, 32- and 64-bit)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 (kernel 2.6, 32- and 64-bit)
  
  
• Red Hat Enterprise Workstation 3 (kernel 2.4)
• Red Hat Enterprise Workstation 4 (kernel 2.6 32- and 64-bit)
  
  
• Red Hat Linux 9.0 (kernel 2.4)

SUSE Linux

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0 (kernel 2.4)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (kernel 2.6, 32- and 64-bit)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.0 (kernel 2.6, 32- and 64-bit)
• SUSE Linux Professional 9.1 (kernel 2.6)
• SUSE Linux Professional 9.2 (kernel 2.6)
• SUSE Linux Professional 9.3 (kernel 2.6)
• SUSE Linux Professional 10.0 (kernel 2.6)
• SUSE Linux Professional 10.1 (kernel 2.6)

Turbolinux

• Turbolinux 10 Server (kernel 2.6)

Novell Open Enterprise Server

• Novell Open Enterprise Server (kernel 2.6)
• Novell Open Enterprise Server 2.0 (kernel 2.6)

Ubuntu Server Edition

• Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server Edition (kernel 2.6)

Asianux

• Asianux 2.0 Server (2.6 kernel, 32- and 64-bit)

Kernel support

This release has been tested on systems with the kernels shown above.

If you recompile Sophos Anti-Virus to support a Linux version unsupported by Sophos, or to use a customized Linux kernel, Sophos reserves the right not to provide support where any such recompilation (or customization) has taken place. Refer to the knowledgebase article on Using a custom built or unsupported kernel.

Memory and disk space

Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux requires the following, in addition to the memory and disk space used by your operating system:

• Recommended 256 MB of RAM (minimum 70 MB of RAM)
• Minimum 200 MB hard disk space.

Processor requirements

• Intel x86 or compatible processor running a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system, including
  • single-processor systems
  • multi-processor systems
  • hyper-threaded systems.