How to install clamav-update on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL

Auto-updater for the Clam Antivirus scanner data-files

License: GPLv2 Vendor: Fedora Project https://www.clamav.net/

Availability

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Distro	Channel	aarch64	Version
RHEL 7	Base		0.101.4

Description

This package contains programs which can be used to update the clamav anti-virus database automatically. It uses the freshclam(1) utility for this task. To activate it, uncomment the entry in /etc/cron.d/clamav-update. Use this package when you go updating the virus database regulary and do not want to download a >120MB sized rpm-package with outdated virus definitions.

Built for AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL.

Install

Base RHEL 7

clamav-update on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install clamav-update

Frequently asked questions

How do I install clamav-update on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the clamav-update package with your system package manager.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is clamav-update available for?

clamav-update is available for RHEL 7.