How To Install libclamav11 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclamav11 on Debian 12.
What is libclamav11
libclamav11 is:
Clam AntiVirus is an anti-virus toolkit for Unix. The main purpose of this software is the integration with mail servers (attachment scanning). The package provides a flexible and scalable multi-threaded daemon in the clamav-daemon package, a command-line scanner in the clamav package, and a tool for automatic updating via the Internet in the clamav-freshclam package. The programs are based on libclamav, which can be used by other software.
For programs written using the libclamav library. Libclamav may be used to add virus protection into software. The library is thread-safe, and automatically recognizes and scans archives. Scanning is very fast and most of the time not noticeable.
There are three methods to install libclamav11 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libclamav11 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libclamav11 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclamav11
Install libclamav11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclamav11 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclamav11
Install libclamav11 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libclamav11 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclamav11
How To Uninstall libclamav11 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libclamav11 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclamav11
Uninstall libclamav11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclamav11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclamav11
Remove libclamav11 Configurations and Data
To remove libclamav11 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclamav11
Remove libclamav11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclamav11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclamav11
Dependencies
libclamav11 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclamav11 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
