How to Install and Uninstall libclamav7 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "libclamav7" package

This guide let you learn how to install libclamav7 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libclamav7
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libclamav7" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libclamav7 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libclamav7
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libclamav7 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libclamav7
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: clamav
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2164
Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libjson-c2 (>= 0.10), libllvm3.6v5, libltdl7 (>= 2.4.6), libmspack0 (>= 0.4), libpcre3, libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.4)
Suggests: libclamunrar7
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/libclamav7_0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 739470
MD5sum: 5c1a2a665c993777c8e2ab0f5b4d8690
SHA1: dec282ce83fc90a8054a6134274ed7be19361bc5
SHA256: 9f4b021aa7e626faede3878de5a463d6ecd2f1da9aaba7c81e4c2d68687367f6
SHA512: 2578c423d64e913a3873e4b09d2b680fa17128a5a63e629f1ebf506c9398aac76a3f72d51b46839ee91186765b182cf0a2796dcfb314c73f10ba89e7bab00114
Homepage: https://www.clamav.net/
Description-en: anti-virus utility for Unix - library
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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For programs written using the libclamav library. Libclamav may be used to add
virus protection into software. The library is thread-safe, and automatically
recognizes and scans archives. Scanning is very fast and most of the time
not noticeable.
Description-md5: bf2e797d0e7e410776d9200761e01bd6
Supported: 5y

Package: libclamav7
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 2312
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: ClamAV Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: clamav
Version: 0.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1
Depends: libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libjson-c2 (>= 0.10), libllvm3.6v5, libltdl7 (>= 2.4.6), libmspack0 (>= 0.4), libpcre3, libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2), libxml2 (>= 2.7.4), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.4)
Suggests: libclamunrar7
Filename: pool/main/c/clamav/libclamav7_0.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 753648
MD5sum: 4168b74d7f8d54dfafe6fe450d858fab
SHA1: f9eddb566568438fce667c599934202c776fbd0c
SHA256: f982e4d116390c2b3cca55fd865abc7ef15961f7adfad7097076b27817933857
Description-en: anti-virus utility for Unix - library
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.
.
For programs written using the libclamav library. Libclamav may be used to add
virus protection into software. The library is thread-safe, and automatically
recognizes and scans archives. Scanning is very fast and most of the time
not noticeable.
Description-md5: bf2e797d0e7e410776d9200761e01bd6
Homepage: http://www.clamav.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y