How To Install libc-icap-mod-clamav on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-icap-mod-clamav on Debian 9. libc-icap-mod-clamav is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-icap-mod-clamav on Debian 9.

What is libc-icap-mod-clamav

libc-icap-mod-clamav is:

This package is a dummy transitional package. It can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install libc-icap-mod-clamav on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libc-icap-mod-clamav Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libc-icap-mod-clamav

Install libc-icap-mod-clamav Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libc-icap-mod-clamav

Install libc-icap-mod-clamav 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 libc-icap-mod-clamav using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libc-icap-mod-clamav

How To Uninstall libc-icap-mod-clamav on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libc-icap-mod-clamav package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libc-icap-mod-clamav

Uninstall libc-icap-mod-clamav And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libc-icap-mod-clamav and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libc-icap-mod-clamav

Remove libc-icap-mod-clamav Configurations and Data

To remove libc-icap-mod-clamav configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libc-icap-mod-clamav

Remove libc-icap-mod-clamav configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libc-icap-mod-clamav

Dependencies

libc-icap-mod-clamav have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-icap-mod-clamav package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.