How to Install and Uninstall clamav-base Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "clamav-base" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install clamav-base on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install clamav-base

2. Uninstall "clamav-base" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall clamav-base on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):

$ sudo apt remove clamav-base $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the clamav-base package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: clamav-base
Architecture: all
Version: 0.103.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: clamav
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 178
Depends: adduser, logrotate, ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Recommends: clamav
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-base_0.103.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_all.deb
Size: 79304
MD5sum: 41284768e25f86febfdb0dbbd7e78cdc
SHA1: 2917a136b9e0d41f94fde310e31fde239673b474
SHA256: c8ee2442da6668d24dd6dd5b72394b1ddf6bc6e5d3e93ea31733647ef1171c16
SHA512: dae212a3c407a2a3f7196b52b4446546a26d333936950a9281a899eefc23bf22af93f1e6efa2fabd7bb0237e61425962a82296ede4ef6ac4b8b638f0898657bb
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - base package
Description-md5: 701912f0a2cc626b57570094858a5b1d

Package: clamav-base
Architecture: all
Version: 0.102.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: clamav
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 164
Depends: adduser, logrotate, ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Recommends: clamav
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-base_0.102.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 69556
MD5sum: d2bdf431394e067444ff57ba333ed0e4
SHA1: 6b9e4054f34d5e6187e412ded54d93fb17a3d3f7
SHA256: ec36b4e2318a5202f3e3064ae50164eb937508c476535a9fedc8442e8afed5ea
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - base package
Description-md5: 701912f0a2cc626b57570094858a5b1d