Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux: System requirements

Summary of versions supported

This knowledgebase article provides a summary of the Linux versions and kernels that support Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux, version 7. In order to obtain the most up-to-date and definitive list of which Linux kernels and versions are supported, we strongly recommend that you 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.

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 Enterprise Server version 11 SP1
• 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.