How To Install python-pyclamd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyclamd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyclamd
python-pyclamd is:
This package adds virus detection capabilities to Python software in an efficient and easy way, thanks to the ClamAV antivirus toolkit.
There are three methods to install python-pyclamd 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-pyclamd 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-pyclamd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyclamd
Install python-pyclamd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyclamd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyclamd
Install python-pyclamd 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-pyclamd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyclamd
How To Uninstall python-pyclamd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyclamd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyclamd
Uninstall python-pyclamd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyclamd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyclamd
Remove python-pyclamd Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyclamd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyclamd
Remove python-pyclamd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyclamd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyclamd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyclamd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
