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Yes, no antivirus. You don't need it. There are no viruses. Plus, the way Linux is setup it's not easy for a virus to do alot of damage.
And if you're dual booting with Windows and shared data?
Put the AV on Windows only. Linux cannot run any .exe files anyway so they are useless, unless you try run them under wine, but I wouldn't recommend it.