How To Install libclamav-client-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclamav-client-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libclamav-client-perl
libclamav-client-perl is:
This package supplies ClamAV::Client, a Perl interface to the ClamAV virus scanner via the clamd daemon. It allows connection either over a UNIX domain socket to a local clamd, via TCP to a remote one.
The client package fully implements the clamd socket protocol, with both scanning and daemon management calls provided.
There are three methods to install libclamav-client-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libclamav-client-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libclamav-client-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclamav-client-perl
Install libclamav-client-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclamav-client-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclamav-client-perl
Install libclamav-client-perl 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 libclamav-client-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclamav-client-perl
How To Uninstall libclamav-client-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libclamav-client-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclamav-client-perl
Uninstall libclamav-client-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclamav-client-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclamav-client-perl
Remove libclamav-client-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libclamav-client-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclamav-client-perl
Remove libclamav-client-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclamav-client-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclamav-client-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclamav-client-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
