How To Install clamav-lib on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install clamav-lib on Rocky Linux 8. clamav-lib is Dynamic libraries for the Clam Antivirus scanner

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clamav-lib on Rocky Linux 8.

What is clamav-lib

This package contains dynamic libraries shared between applications using the Clam Antivirus scanner.

We can use yum or dnf to install clamav-lib on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install clamav-lib.

Install clamav-lib on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install clamav-lib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install clamav-lib

Install clamav-lib on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install clamav-lib using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install clamav-lib

How To Uninstall clamav-lib on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the clamav-lib package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove clamav-lib

clamav-lib Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/11
/usr/lib/.build-id/11/aff0a7047dcf31a3eedb40c8e0919051b468f6
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8/8737a086f11da3fab9bc9bbb48f5294d59da63
/usr/lib64/libclamav.so.9
/usr/lib64/libclamav.so.9.0.5
/usr/lib64/libclammspack.so.0
/usr/lib64/libclammspack.so.0.1.0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install clamav-lib on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.