How To Install clamav-freshclam on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install clamav-freshclam on Ubuntu 22.04. clamav-freshclam is anti-virus utility for Unix - virus database update utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clamav-freshclam on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is clamav-freshclam

clamav-freshclam 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.

This package contains the freshclam program and scripts to automate virus database updating. It relies on an Internet connection, but can be run in a variety of ways to compensate for intermittent connections.

There are three methods to install clamav-freshclam on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install clamav-freshclam Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install clamav-freshclam

Install clamav-freshclam Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install clamav-freshclam

Install clamav-freshclam 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install clamav-freshclam using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install clamav-freshclam

How To Uninstall clamav-freshclam on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove clamav-freshclam

Uninstall clamav-freshclam And Its Dependencies

To uninstall clamav-freshclam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove clamav-freshclam

Remove clamav-freshclam Configurations and Data

To remove clamav-freshclam configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge clamav-freshclam

Remove clamav-freshclam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clamav-freshclam

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install clamav-freshclam package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.