How to Install and Uninstall clamav-daemon Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "clamav-daemon" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install clamav-daemon on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall clamav-daemon on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                clamav-daemon
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the clamav-daemon package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: clamav-daemon
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.103.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.21.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: clamav
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 987
Depends: adduser, clamav-base (= 0.103.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.21.04.1), clamav-freshclam (>= 0.103.2+dfsg) | clamav-data, dpkg (>= 1.16.1), lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), procps (>= 1:3.3.2), ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.33), libclamav9 (>= 0.103.2), libcurl4 (>= 7.18.2), libncurses6 (>= 6), libsystemd0, libtinfo6 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2)
Recommends: clamdscan
Suggests: libclamunrar, apparmor, clamav-docs, daemon
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-daemon_0.103.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.21.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 196088
MD5sum: 646ea6c158355e5868893d6177fed5bf
SHA1: 7b88880c692beae66c251fa748b465f803bda5e7
SHA256: cef30c4c439b8fc2dca5515d7fcae77a1cc998c6bdf3405036f7e05d0d83a53f
SHA512: 699b3048014e519b38cee329a044b8ad2bcc066f36789796b5034330c6073339642338652a173bf9b02e28a0c1de3358794eb8b31f3762e13885c57d194bcbbe
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description-en: anti-virus utility for Unix - scanner daemon
Clam AntiVirus is an anti-virus toolkit for Unix. The main purpose of
this software is the integration with mail servers (attachment
scanning). The package provides a flexible and scalable
multi-threaded daemon in the clamav-daemon package, a command-line
scanner in the clamav package, and a tool for automatic updating via
the Internet in the clamav-freshclam package. The programs are based
on libclamav, which can be used by other software.
.
This package contains the daemon featuring:
- fast, multi-threaded daemon;
- easy integration with MTA's;
- support for on-access scanning;
- remote scanning;
- able to be run supervised by daemon.
Description-md5: dc258511e9e1f62ef33172c190a0fad6

Package: clamav-daemon
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.103.2+dfsg-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: 986
Depends: adduser, clamav-base (= 0.103.2+dfsg-1), clamav-freshclam (>= 0.103.2+dfsg) | clamav-data, dpkg (>= 1.16.1), lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), procps (>= 1:3.3.2), ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.33), libclamav9 (>= 0.103.2), libcurl4 (>= 7.18.2), libncurses6 (>= 6), libsystemd0, libtinfo6 (>= 6), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0.2)
Recommends: clamdscan
Suggests: libclamunrar, apparmor, clamav-docs, daemon
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-daemon_0.103.2+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 196068
MD5sum: 69e204e54d6a2e4dba494741135d0e9e
SHA1: 0b3b2f32274040c2afd7da072ed915a4a13de61a
SHA256: 7ff296a3068f30558fdc173786f1ed76f60c84dae3bc21d3356fcc656adfa06f
SHA512: d36688563d95d1d06d05f7f513dc0536b33e0142ecae8f1c40019f32a92fc0e08d782badb239e03eb82ecc633f9ceac321615c0f0079b02a186dab5c702cf782
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description-en: anti-virus utility for Unix - scanner daemon
Clam AntiVirus is an anti-virus toolkit for Unix. The main purpose of
this software is the integration with mail servers (attachment
scanning). The package provides a flexible and scalable
multi-threaded daemon in the clamav-daemon package, a command-line
scanner in the clamav package, and a tool for automatic updating via
the Internet in the clamav-freshclam package. The programs are based
on libclamav, which can be used by other software.
.
This package contains the daemon featuring:
- fast, multi-threaded daemon;
- easy integration with MTA's;
- support for on-access scanning;
- remote scanning;
- able to be run supervised by daemon.
Description-md5: dc258511e9e1f62ef33172c190a0fad6