How to Install and Uninstall clamav Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "clamav" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install clamav on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall clamav on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                clamav
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the clamav package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: clamav
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.103.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 702
Depends: clamav-freshclam (>= 0.103.11+dfsg) | clamav-data, libc6 (>= 2.34), libclamav9 (>= 0.103.11), libcurl4 (>= 7.16.2), libjson-c5 (>= 0.15), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.3)
Recommends: clamav-base
Suggests: libclamunrar, clamav-docs
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav_0.103.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 133852
MD5sum: 750ec107c25479cf6d3e59c831c9e1c2
SHA1: cd837477b93120a2ef1ed2913be9f66a22cab71a
SHA256: ef3651055f7ac5a28762802742f31293a87ef1858273cedcb663b0ed5fc597ed
SHA512: 3308f8d6c6d642e9da26e9293c74734134aa4c0993df42219be24bed6147162dcdda4c5297fb1c2aa93adf6f7254d622f3c9d518381d32459eef5978dc595221
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - command-line interface
Description-md5: fb7be82d5591a0f3facf827f0a60c5d6

Package: clamav
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.103.5+dfsg-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 702
Depends: clamav-freshclam (>= 0.103.5+dfsg) | clamav-data, libc6 (>= 2.34), libclamav9 (>= 0.103.5), libcurl4 (>= 7.16.2), libjson-c5 (>= 0.15), libssl3 (>= 3.0.0~~alpha1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.3)
Recommends: clamav-base
Suggests: libclamunrar, clamav-docs
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav_0.103.5+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 133620
MD5sum: 98cabe61a322d8f1b162b187ea9bf5bd
SHA1: a03d47c5e5df9551e1ac9b22f77296d82724900a
SHA256: edf723ea76a627d87e23e0836d796881a0476e9bfff413de124047941722413a
SHA512: 85fc7b651d0ab0b12b43b7ef43d8406c83d41ecba7b52a1777ce12c621639b26522673afcad03db8b833bd0369dcfbac47fe460dc3b629378921248eb853be42
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - command-line interface
Description-md5: fb7be82d5591a0f3facf827f0a60c5d6