How to Install and Uninstall clamav-base Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: February 16,2025

1. Install "clamav-base" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install clamav-base on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                clamav-base
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "clamav-base" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall clamav-base on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                clamav-base
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the clamav-base package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: clamav-base
Source: clamav
Version: 0.103.6+dfsg-0+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 177
Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Architecture: all
Depends: adduser, logrotate, ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Recommends: clamav
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - base package
Description-md5: 701912f0a2cc626b57570094858a5b1d
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Tag: interface::commandline, role::app-data, role::program,
security::antivirus, use::scanning, works-with::file, works-with::mail
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-base_0.103.6+dfsg-0+deb10u1_all.deb
Size: 128668
SHA256: 28860b43e824e27643c271f3889591575fa31131961b7b8afcfa9fda07a3578a

Package: clamav-base
Source: clamav
Version: 0.103.5+dfsg-0+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 177
Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Architecture: all
Depends: adduser, logrotate, ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Recommends: clamav
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - base package
Description-md5: 701912f0a2cc626b57570094858a5b1d
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Tag: interface::commandline, role::app-data, role::program,
security::antivirus, use::scanning, works-with::file, works-with::mail
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-base_0.103.5+dfsg-0+deb10u1_all.deb
Size: 127968
MD5sum: 1713e1d3b8b1d6b06ba448dd96f0b637
SHA256: ac357c3b2df8a4d89fd58a95265f73d6ced925a86c726610a5b45e3cf24545f5