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

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "clamav-freshclam" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install clamav-freshclam on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall clamav-freshclam on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: clamav-freshclam
Architecture: amd64
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: 373
Provides: clamav-data
Depends: clamav-base (>= 0.103.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1), dpkg (>= 1.16.1), logrotate, lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), procps (>= 1:3.3.2), ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.7), libclamav9 (>= 0.103.11)
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apparmor, clamav-docs
Conflicts: clamav-data, libclamav2, libclamav3
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-freshclam_0.103.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 67180
MD5sum: e74a5ea2728373fd02d8d4bb72578186
SHA1: 8e814c8bf68282a0b086adfd2987027d1d1581e8
SHA256: 6e7640fa558d29ade078be638d1dc6fe3ea606af02f6bf9c15586e914bd080f3
SHA512: 981ef3857d47782d9cead004d14cec70769042be431096df6bff67dbcb1e886584c0a8ea42bf5c516e9ebbd0129d51c62139486006cb314c263a585fafe88fd3
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - virus database update utility
Description-md5: 82c68e4f7c984e3d6bdc720ae842fca8

Package: clamav-freshclam
Architecture: amd64
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: 471
Provides: clamav-data
Depends: clamav-base (>= 0.102.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1), dpkg (>= 1.16.1), logrotate, lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), procps (>= 1:3.3.2), ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.7), libclamav9 (>= 0.102.2)
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apparmor, clamav-docs
Conflicts: clamav-data, libclamav2, libclamav3
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-freshclam_0.102.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 92532
MD5sum: f11519a70fdda8710b52d0a83f45c025
SHA1: 5c428b1d6faef4d5b6dcc1c01a434250cbb5d593
SHA256: a14b7b13ddf6ee12dd642b6f2b847a0dad59d7b3b411a80aace2bea919663fd2
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - virus database update utility
Description-md5: 82c68e4f7c984e3d6bdc720ae842fca8