How To Install clamav-cvdupdate on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install clamav-cvdupdate on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is clamav-cvdupdate
clamav-cvdupdate is:
cvdupdate downloads the latest ClamAV databases along with the latest database patch files.
Run this tool as often as you like, but it will only download new content if there is new content to download. If you somehow manage to download too frequently (eg: by using cvd clean all and cvd update repeatedly), then the official database server may refuse your download request, and one or more databases may go on cool-down until it’s safe to try again.
This replaces the clamdownloader.pl script formerly provided on clamav.net.
There are three methods to install clamav-cvdupdate on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install clamav-cvdupdate Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install clamav-cvdupdate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install clamav-cvdupdate
Install clamav-cvdupdate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install clamav-cvdupdate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install clamav-cvdupdate
Install clamav-cvdupdate 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 clamav-cvdupdate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install clamav-cvdupdate
How To Uninstall clamav-cvdupdate on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the clamav-cvdupdate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove clamav-cvdupdate
Uninstall clamav-cvdupdate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall clamav-cvdupdate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove clamav-cvdupdate
Remove clamav-cvdupdate Configurations and Data
To remove clamav-cvdupdate configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge clamav-cvdupdate
Remove clamav-cvdupdate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove clamav-cvdupdate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clamav-cvdupdate
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install clamav-cvdupdate package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
