SOLUTION: KlamAV error "the database directory must be writable for UID 1000 or GID 1000"

In a great moment of Lucid I thought my ubuntu install an antivirus, I tried AVG (never installed it), then go for AVAST (it works though its interface lacks mature a lot) and finally install KlamAV which is perfect but when updating the virus database gave the error "the database directory must be writable for UID 1000 or GID 1000".
After much searching on google I found the solution, and rename the directory where you saved by default updates the database and after that the program will propose a new directory where you save and update without problems.

SOLUTION:

1) Close KlamAV
2) Open a terminal and type the command: sudo mv /var/lib/clamav /var/lib/2clamav
3) Open KlamAV. when it intends to use the "/home/username/.klamav/database" indicate "YES"

With this the KlamAV would have to update the database without problems

Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1547713
Translated by Google from Spanish, original version: http://elsoportista.blogspot.com/2011/07/solucion-klamav-error-database.html

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