How To Install libclamav9 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclamav9 on Debian 11.
What is libclamav9
libclamav9 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.
For programs written using the libclamav library. Libclamav may be used to add virus protection into software. The library is thread-safe, and automatically recognizes and scans archives. Scanning is very fast and most of the time not noticeable.
There are three methods to install libclamav9 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libclamav9 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libclamav9 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclamav9
Install libclamav9 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclamav9 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclamav9
Install libclamav9 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 libclamav9 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclamav9
How To Uninstall libclamav9 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libclamav9 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclamav9
Uninstall libclamav9 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclamav9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclamav9
Remove libclamav9 Configurations and Data
To remove libclamav9 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclamav9
Remove libclamav9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclamav9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclamav9
Dependencies
libclamav9 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclamav9 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
