How to Install and Uninstall clamdscan Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "clamdscan" package

Please follow the guidance below to install clamdscan on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                clamdscan
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "clamdscan" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall clamdscan on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                clamdscan
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the clamdscan package on Kali Linux

Package: clamdscan
Source: clamav
Version: 1.0.5+dfsg-1
Installed-Size: 213
Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Architecture: amd64
Depends: clamav-base (= 1.0.5+dfsg-1), libc6 (>= 2.34), libclamav11 (>= 1.0.5)
Suggests: clamav-daemon, clamav-docs
Size: 56912
SHA256: c68a90aa11d8765e033446e6a3327fcf92c53c494ee08d5e136f2923f40940b3
SHA1: 49a1e218d1c4dc52dae36e7129d37f6c5d3de985
MD5sum: f5d8fb4b58b779ca06b014128a5ddade
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - scanner client
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 clamdscan, the command line interface of the clamav
daemon.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamdscan_1.0.5+dfsg-1_amd64.deb