How to Install and Uninstall clamav-daemon Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "clamav-daemon" package

This guide let you learn how to install clamav-daemon on Kali Linux


    
        
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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

Learn how to uninstall clamav-daemon on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: clamav-daemon
Source: clamav
Version: 1.0.5+dfsg-1
Installed-Size: 1022
Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: adduser, clamav-base (= 1.0.5+dfsg-1), clamav-freshclam (>= 1.0.5+dfsg) | clamav-data, dpkg (>= 1.16.1), procps (>= 1:3.3.2), ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libclamav11 (>= 1.0.5), libcurl4 (>= 7.18.2), libncurses6 (>= 6), libsystemd0, libtinfo6 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Recommends: clamdscan
Suggests: libclamunrar, apparmor, clamav-docs, daemon
Size: 211856
SHA256: 5b546882fe95ff7cbb28c9be6583cc3cbbfcafaa19f48b5df375d06be0fc9310
SHA1: 1ca050a8318ba429aed50a93a1b19e2a9901aeab
MD5sum: 784cf33e68dd0892d0648db7bb952f53
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - scanner daemon
Clam AntiVirus is an anti-virus toolkit for Unix. The main purpose of
this software is the integration with mail servers (attachment
scanning). The package provides a flexible and scalable
multi-threaded daemon in the clamav-daemon package, a command-line
scanner in the clamav package, and a tool for automatic updating via
the Internet in the clamav-freshclam package. The programs are based
on libclamav, which can be used by other software.
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This package contains the daemon featuring:
- fast, multi-threaded daemon;
- easy integration with MTA's;
- support for on-access scanning;
- remote scanning;
- able to be run supervised by daemon.
Description-md5:
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_1.0.5+dfsg-1_amd64.deb