How to Install and Uninstall clamdscan Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "clamdscan" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install clamdscan on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall clamdscan on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: clamdscan
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: 252
Depends: clamav-base (= 0.103.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1), libc6 (>= 2.28), libclamav9 (>= 0.103.11)
Suggests: clamav-daemon, clamav-docs
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamdscan_0.103.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 51240
MD5sum: cd2690fac652539f838943858f613ebb
SHA1: 328efb21a9b1a3000d814bf629874fb7fe48cbd9
SHA256: 3c3f0ae8a7ba3530b3e5250addef0edf87b3b6d4ccadbabf50e667afb8378d8a
SHA512: 96333f2ffa176865b16a439842acde9eb14f6096e87cca3f49a9f78d6874c71dda627bb6b849b74122d29b42a3ebe2a3c4b3c348976e5dc041a95c65218678ac
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - scanner client
Description-md5: ad077e4c74b9870b6e7bb55aef11c547

Package: clamdscan
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: 322
Depends: clamav-base (= 0.102.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.28), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Suggests: clamav-daemon, clamav-docs
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamdscan_0.102.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 80948
MD5sum: 068ef9084edb76b4ddf3f8c98c44547c
SHA1: 42d6a0c330988fe32530f48a6ab877f61c37e45b
SHA256: bd0f5ab03b80879f73f39e25fce56247cdd5b6d283c95d68bacd39b6a28be70f
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description: anti-virus utility for Unix - scanner client
Description-md5: ad077e4c74b9870b6e7bb55aef11c547