How To Install clamav-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clamav-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8.

What is clamav-filesystem

This package provides the filesystem structure and contains the user-creation scripts required by clamav.

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

Install clamav-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install clamav-filesystem

Install clamav-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install clamav-filesystem

How To Uninstall clamav-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove clamav-filesystem

References

• clamav-filesystem website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install clamav-filesystem on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.