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

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "clamav-freshclam" package

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


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall clamav-freshclam on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: clamav-freshclam
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: 372
Provides: clamav-data
Depends: clamav-base (>= 0.103.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.21.04.1), dpkg (>= 1.16.1), logrotate, lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), procps (>= 1:3.3.2), ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.33), libclamav9 (>= 0.103.2)
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apparmor, clamav-docs
Conflicts: clamav-data, libclamav2, libclamav3
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-freshclam_0.103.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.21.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 69000
MD5sum: 0a7270914d242bf09ecd482cb573ab59
SHA1: 733a4ec7c5aff48e6f1f9aba5f41d46f761461f5
SHA256: 05b106dbee79835a9ffaefa6d834af47c999dae40fa912b2850f2cd2306bcdc2
SHA512: 102f46cfbf9a4955050e704d6f33559032972c8bbc25516f48df78c15bce50f154b3c0025c9638d0d24bcce9384a2e59fbf0c584e52dfd6fb9915d5114e561f4
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description-en: anti-virus utility for Unix - virus database update utility
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.
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This package contains the freshclam program and scripts to automate virus
database updating. It relies on an Internet connection, but can be
run in a variety of ways to compensate for intermittent connections.
Description-md5: 82c68e4f7c984e3d6bdc720ae842fca8

Package: clamav-freshclam
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: 371
Provides: clamav-data
Depends: clamav-base (>= 0.103.2+dfsg-1), dpkg (>= 1.16.1), logrotate, lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), procps (>= 1:3.3.2), ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.33), libclamav9 (>= 0.103.2)
Recommends: ca-certificates
Suggests: apparmor, clamav-docs
Conflicts: clamav-data, libclamav2, libclamav3
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-freshclam_0.103.2+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 68988
MD5sum: c582ba299cbfb4057535fb24033be1be
SHA1: 4566b8b5704472935e511e58bb3aef9bd1837978
SHA256: d4e6c5fcc5fcf4ffe88122eba22c9fcefc63963a65e3b2bf55de1b72d5b633a0
SHA512: afd0b6ad4cb781e19c49ee276b1b7fa67d04d928ae6e12d630907574ed86fef8369e8ba574e6158bb00d0c195b09ccd240cbb42361ebe8ea971e23f96ea37dec
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description-en: anti-virus utility for Unix - virus database update utility
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 freshclam program and scripts to automate virus
database updating. It relies on an Internet connection, but can be
run in a variety of ways to compensate for intermittent connections.
Description-md5: 82c68e4f7c984e3d6bdc720ae842fca8