How to Install clamav-freshclam software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install clamav-freshclam software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

clamav-freshclam software package provides anti-virus utility for Unix - virus database update utility, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install clamav-freshclam 

clamav-freshclam is installed in your system.

Make ensure the clamav-freshclam package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep clamav-freshclam *

You will get with clamav-freshclam package name, version, architecture and description in a table

clamav-freshclam package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Utilities
Package clamav-freshclam
Version 0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 [
Description anti-virus utility for Unix - virus database update utility
Sub Section Utils


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