How to Install and Uninstall clamav-update.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "clamav-update.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install clamav-update.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "clamav-update.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall clamav-update.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the clamav-update.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

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Available Packages
Name : clamav-update
Version : 0.103.2
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 127 k
Source : clamav-0.103.2-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : Auto-updater for the Clam Antivirus scanner data-files
URL : https://www.clamav.net/
License : GPLv2
Description : This package contains programs which can be used to update the clamav
: anti-virus database automatically. It uses the freshclam(1) utility for
: this task. To activate it use, uncomment the entry in /etc/cron.d/clamav-update.
: Use this package when you go updating the virus database regulary and
: do not want to download a >160MB sized rpm-package with outdated virus
: definitions.