How To Install libclamav9 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclamav9 on Kali Linux. libclamav9 is anti-virus utility for Unix - library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libclamav9 on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclamav9

Remove libclamav9 Configurations and Data

To remove libclamav9 configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.