How to Install and Uninstall clamdscan Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: April 29,2024

1. Install "clamdscan" package

Please follow the instructions below to install clamdscan on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 steps below to uninstall clamdscan on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: clamdscan
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: 250
Depends: clamav-base (= 0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1), libc6 (>= 2.15), libclamav9 (>= 0.103.2)
Suggests: clamav-daemon, clamav-docs
Breaks: clamd (<< 0.98.5~beta1+dfsg-3)
Replaces: clamd (<< 0.98.5~beta1+dfsg-3)
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamdscan_0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 51788
MD5sum: df2065480ce2db5f82c4a4f55d4bd7c3
SHA1: 651a5aa89592e75e5d196ef546eca2581aec1727
SHA256: cbe15e360fcd678247a9dfd96e85a3460c86f6fd4c72c6fe142423856dd04d69
SHA512: 9a191f64acb3628564f2fbab758d37b9044c35b3a9acd911d9d297cbe7b42c2807b4a1a27ad2a66b5ac3aec7c81250b8dc57c7d97fbb232ecb1ef6431ead15b3
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description-en: anti-virus utility for Unix - scanner client
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 clamdscan, the command line interface of the clamav
daemon.
Description-md5: ad077e4c74b9870b6e7bb55aef11c547
Supported: 5y

Package: clamdscan
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 451
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: clamav
Version: 0.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1
Replaces: clamd (<< 0.98.5~beta1+dfsg-3)
Depends: clamav-base (= 0.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.15), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Suggests: clamav-daemon, clamav-docs
Breaks: clamd (<< 0.98.5~beta1+dfsg-3)
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/clamdscan_0.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 74508
MD5sum: 08d9294f5fa0821c5eadda63bc97ac6b
SHA1: 63313ed8e849470fd4f0f8fe30774d487fc187f2
SHA256: 1c6a47c8d5032d7a7749b76cfe070f88afe682f912133d259106572cc7c1ded8
Description-en: anti-virus utility for Unix - scanner client
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 clamdscan, the command line interface of the clamav
daemon.
Description-md5: ad077e4c74b9870b6e7bb55aef11c547
Homepage: http://www.clamav.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y