How To Install libc-icap-mod-virus-scan on Debian 12

Learn how to install libc-icap-mod-virus-scan on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libc-icap-mod-virus-scan is Antivirus Service for c-icap

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-icap-mod-virus-scan on Debian 12.

What is libc-icap-mod-virus-scan

libc-icap-mod-virus-scan is:

This is an antivirus Service for c-icap which uses libclamav or clamd to do scanning. It is distributed with c-icap and written by the same author.

There are three methods to install libc-icap-mod-virus-scan 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 libc-icap-mod-virus-scan 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-virus-scan using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libc-icap-mod-virus-scan

Install libc-icap-mod-virus-scan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libc-icap-mod-virus-scan

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

sudo aptitude -y install libc-icap-mod-virus-scan

How To Uninstall libc-icap-mod-virus-scan on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libc-icap-mod-virus-scan

Uninstall libc-icap-mod-virus-scan And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libc-icap-mod-virus-scan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libc-icap-mod-virus-scan

Remove libc-icap-mod-virus-scan Configurations and Data

To remove libc-icap-mod-virus-scan configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libc-icap-mod-virus-scan

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libc-icap-mod-virus-scan

Dependencies

libc-icap-mod-virus-scan have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libc-icap-mod-virus-scan package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.