How to Install and Uninstall clamav-freshclam Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "clamav-freshclam" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install clamav-freshclam on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall clamav-freshclam on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: clamav-freshclam
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Source: clamav
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 365
Provides: clamav-data
Depends: clamav-base (>= 0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), dpkg (>= 1.16.1), logrotate, lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), procps (>= 1:3.3.2), ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), libc6 (>= 2.4), libclamav9 (>= 0.103.2)
Suggests: apparmor, clamav-docs
Conflicts: clamav-data, libclamav2, libclamav3
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-freshclam_0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 74760
MD5sum: e57b4468409ee7272ff264b21a8e8c70
SHA1: 82640b598daf70a33ec44b1e6c00f875069974a1
SHA256: 49e2aa34c3c25a94fd3c7c439a6e72e4e093ffe9b1370e07937a7d22f3d0ffe7
SHA512: c8de20450fbf08e7ba21a24fef661f370d7e842777b62a8d7ee4f4d51f83c96ecf60e5a3861dccbdc20993f1ab9c6d84998978fd3aab8b678c55df4504bdac2e
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
Supported: 5y

Package: clamav-freshclam
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 615
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: clamav
Version: 0.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1
Provides: clamav-data
Depends: clamav-base (>= 0.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1), dpkg (>= 1.16.1), logrotate, lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), procps (>= 1:3.3.2), ucf, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), libc6 (>= 2.15), libclamav7 (>= 0.99~rc1), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.3)
Suggests: apparmor, clamav-docs
Conflicts: clamav-data, libclamav2, libclamav3
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamav-freshclam_0.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 116074
MD5sum: 33d09ff8916fd614c6d34529ea254dbd
SHA1: 0d5c816dba29990fd9f292c1ecf1d5c416bed452
SHA256: 68ad956b50802e7aaec68048e016c259f469794b9ac845d53c4ee3a87e3d5676
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
Homepage: http://www.clamav.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y