How To Install libclamunrar on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclamunrar on Debian 12.
What is libclamunrar
libclamunrar 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 libclamav11, which can be used by other software.
This metapackage depends on the current libclamunrarX binary library to ensure a new libclamunrarY will be installed after a soname update.
There are three methods to install libclamunrar 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 libclamunrar Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libclamunrar using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libclamunrar
Install libclamunrar Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libclamunrar using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libclamunrar
Install libclamunrar 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 libclamunrar using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libclamunrar
How To Uninstall libclamunrar on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libclamunrar package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libclamunrar
Uninstall libclamunrar And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libclamunrar and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libclamunrar
Remove libclamunrar Configurations and Data
To remove libclamunrar configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libclamunrar
Remove libclamunrar configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libclamunrar configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libclamunrar
Dependencies
libclamunrar have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libclamunrar package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
