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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "clamav-daemon" package

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


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall clamav-daemon on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: clamav-daemon
Source: clamav
Version: 0.103.6+dfsg-0+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 1039
Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: clamav-base (<< 0.98.1+dfsg-6)
Depends: adduser, clamav-base (= 0.103.6+dfsg-0+deb10u1), clamav-freshclam (>= 0.103.6+dfsg) | clamav-data, dpkg (>= 1.16.1), lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), procps (>= 1:3.3.2), ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.28), libclamav9 (>= 0.103.6), libcurl4 (>= 7.18.2), libncurses6 (>= 6), libsystemd0, libtinfo6 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2)
Recommends: clamdscan
Suggests: libclamunrar, apparmor, clamav-docs, daemon
Breaks: clamav-base (<< 0.98.1+dfsg-6)
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - scanner daemon
Description-md5: dc258511e9e1f62ef33172c190a0fad6
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, interface::daemon,
mail::filters, network::server, role::program, security::antivirus,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::scanning, works-with::file, works-with::mail
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-daemon_0.103.6+dfsg-0+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 256788
SHA256: 71ce450df634fd478d2a94d473f28ad573cc5bd73a847d17952ce1f370b1d373

Package: clamav-daemon
Source: clamav
Version: 0.103.5+dfsg-0+deb10u1
Installed-Size: 1035
Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: clamav-base (<< 0.98.1+dfsg-6)
Depends: adduser, clamav-base (= 0.103.5+dfsg-0+deb10u1), clamav-freshclam (>= 0.103.5+dfsg) | clamav-data, dpkg (>= 1.16.1), lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), procps (>= 1:3.3.2), ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.28), libclamav9 (>= 0.103.5), libcurl4 (>= 7.18.2), libncurses6 (>= 6), libsystemd0, libtinfo6 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2)
Recommends: clamdscan
Suggests: libclamunrar, apparmor, clamav-docs, daemon
Breaks: clamav-base (<< 0.98.1+dfsg-6)
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - scanner daemon
Description-md5: dc258511e9e1f62ef33172c190a0fad6
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Tag: implemented-in::c, interface::commandline, interface::daemon,
mail::filters, network::server, role::program, security::antivirus,
uitoolkit::ncurses, use::scanning, works-with::file, works-with::mail
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-daemon_0.103.5+dfsg-0+deb10u1_amd64.deb
Size: 256896
MD5sum: 83c223c130af17d62b76e37b9c0cd769
SHA256: ed52c65da9dd23cb010cc9d127bde04fd1fb31118296e46cba04cbba6c2592dd