How To Install python-pyclamav on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pyclamav on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pyclamav is Python bindings to ClamAV

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyclamav on Debian 10.

What is python-pyclamav

python-pyclamav is:

This package adds virus detection capabilities to Python software, thanks to the ClamAV antivirus toolkit without the need for running clamav-daemon. For virus scanning with clamav-daemon, python-pyclamd is an available alternative.

There are three methods to install python-pyclamav on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-pyclamav Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pyclamav using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyclamav

Install python-pyclamav Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pyclamav using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-pyclamav

Install python-pyclamav 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 python-pyclamav using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyclamav

How To Uninstall python-pyclamav on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-pyclamav package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pyclamav

Uninstall python-pyclamav And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pyclamav and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyclamav

Remove python-pyclamav Configurations and Data

To remove python-pyclamav configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyclamav

Remove python-pyclamav configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-pyclamav configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyclamav

Dependencies

python-pyclamav have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyclamav package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.