Installing
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ClamAV can be found for Ubuntu in the apt repository. Run this command to install ClamAV:
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apt-get install clamav
If you need clamd, you may also want to run:
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apt-get install clamav-daemon
If you require support for scanning compressed RAR files you first need to enable the non-free archive, and then you can install the RAR-plugin using:
apt-get install libclamunrar6
There are two classes of clamav packages available for Ubuntu users:
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Released Set
The released set (release, *-updates, and *-security) are patched for security updates. Following extensive testing of clamav and the packages that use it in the backports repository, they may be updated to a newer version. These are official Ubuntu packages and supported by community developers.
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Backports
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The Ubuntu backports repository will contain the newest clamav version that has been at least lightly tested to work with that version. These packages can be installed by enabling the backports repository on your system.
Ubuntu packages are maintained by Ubuntu MOTU Developers.