How to Install and Uninstall clamav-freshclam Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "clamav-freshclam" package

This is a short guide on how to install clamav-freshclam on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "clamav-freshclam" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall clamav-freshclam on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the clamav-freshclam package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: clamav-freshclam
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.103.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: clamav
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 362
Provides: clamav-data
Depends: clamav-base (>= 0.103.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.04.1), dpkg (>= 1.16.1), logrotate, lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), procps (>= 1:3.3.2), ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.4), libclamav9 (>= 0.103.6)
Suggests: apparmor, clamav-docs
Conflicts: clamav-data, libclamav2, libclamav3
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-freshclam_0.103.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 67420
MD5sum: 3754eac7f18c72eb771641cb4ab95d15
SHA1: 139977763545878745d16a56dff1a359de78ab4a
SHA256: 8ec00b4e5a4bd5dc59af53700de91393e5af6da531483973697fe0c2c2de0097
SHA512: 9e84d62cfc4f70d643ea225e88831daf0f2933d647de3123d6116f5a1611a54fe18b4add532cf72184a988ca280192ed5d38fc0cc862a494c23d47c6a0b2a29e
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - virus database update utility
Description-md5: 82c68e4f7c984e3d6bdc720ae842fca8
Supported: 5y

Package: clamav-freshclam
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.99.4+addedllvm-0ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: clamav
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 661
Provides: clamav-data
Depends: clamav-base (>= 0.99.4+addedllvm-0ubuntu1), dpkg (>= 1.16.1), logrotate, lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), procps (>= 1:3.3.2), ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), libclamav7 (>= 0.99.4), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.3)
Suggests: apparmor, clamav-docs
Conflicts: clamav-data, libclamav2, libclamav3
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-freshclam_0.99.4+addedllvm-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 116368
MD5sum: c29e65318b6fc2db8d5df1174017cefa
SHA1: a9482a434fe27bf96b6d336a4623de43fbe9062f
SHA256: 8dc7102f3ec4d516acd5a6e787355bc3312c1d15921fdd470833930f8cb4ab26
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - virus database update utility
Description-md5: 82c68e4f7c984e3d6bdc720ae842fca8
Supported: 5y