How To Install cyrus-imapd-virusscan on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install cyrus-imapd-virusscan in Fedora 36. cyrus-imapd-virusscan is Cyrus virus scanning utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install cyrus-imapd-virusscan on Fedora 36.

What is cyrus-imapd-virusscan

The cyrus-imapd-virusscan package contains the cyr_virusscan utility. It exists in a separate package so that users who do not wish to install all of the clamav suite don’t have to. Install this package if you wish to use the internal cyrus virus scanning utility.

We can use yum or dnf to install cyrus-imapd-virusscan on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install cyrus-imapd-virusscan.

Install cyrus-imapd-virusscan on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install cyrus-imapd-virusscan using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install cyrus-imapd-virusscan

Install cyrus-imapd-virusscan on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install cyrus-imapd-virusscan using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install cyrus-imapd-virusscan

How To Uninstall cyrus-imapd-virusscan on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the cyrus-imapd-virusscan package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove cyrus-imapd-virusscan

cyrus-imapd-virusscan Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/3b/9de0baf1eac859c4b8c1817bcd259e32c89a7e
/usr/sbin/cyr_virusscan
/usr/share/man/man8/cyr_virusscan.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install cyrus-imapd-virusscan on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).