How To Install python-pyclamav on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyclamav on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyclamav
python-pyclamav is:
This package adds virus detection capabilities to Python software, thanks to the ClamAV antivirus toolkit without the need for running clamav-daemon. For virus scanning with clamav-daemon, python-pyclamd is an available alternative.
There are three methods to install python-pyclamav 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 python-pyclamav Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyclamav using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyclamav
Install python-pyclamav Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyclamav using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyclamav
Install python-pyclamav 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 python-pyclamav using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyclamav
How To Uninstall python-pyclamav on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyclamav package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyclamav
Uninstall python-pyclamav And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyclamav and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyclamav
Remove python-pyclamav Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyclamav configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyclamav
Remove python-pyclamav configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyclamav configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyclamav
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyclamav package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
