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Clamav - freshclam fails to update

Asked by Halldór Guðmundsson

Freshclam fails to update virus database because version 103.6 is lower than minimum version of 103.7
Is there an update coming to fix this?

Tue Aug 2 12:25:01 2022 -> ClamAV update process started at Tue Aug 2 12:25:01 2022
Tue Aug 2 12:25:01 2022 -> WARNING: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED!
Tue Aug 2 12:25:01 2022 -> WARNING: Local version: 0.103.6 Recommended version: 0.103.7
Tue Aug 2 12:25:01 2022 -> DON'T PANIC! Read https://docs.clamav.net/manual/Installing.html
Tue Aug 2 12:25:01 2022 -> daily.cld database is up-to-date (version: 26615, sigs: 1992518, f-level: 90, builder: raynman)
Tue Aug 2 12:25:01 2022 -> main.cvd database is up-to-date (version: 62, sigs: 6647427, f-level: 90, builder: sigmgr)
Tue Aug 2 12:25:01 2022 -> bytecode.cvd database is up-to-date (version: 333, sigs: 92, f-level: 63, builder: awillia2)

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Bernard Stafford (bernard010) said (last edit ): 		#1

Bernard Stafford suggests this article as an answer to your question:
FAQ #3037: “no rolling release”.
Ubuntu only upgrades their packaging after Debian does.
This is to avoid duplicate packaging.
https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/clamav-freshclam
You are using the current version of clamav-freshclam 0.103.6.
There is an additional package you might try.
clamav-cvdupdate (1.0.2-2), ClamAV Private Database Mirror Updater Tool.
https://packages.ubuntu.com/jammy/clamav-cvdupdate
This package is in the Universe Repository.

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David G. Pickett (dgpickett) said : 		#2

I get this too, for a while now! Why is FreshClam looking for a release that is not in production yet?

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David Evensky (evensky) said : 		#3

Debian Sid is now at 0.103.7+dfsg-1 or later. When will Ubuntu resync? Any guidance on using the Debian packages in Ubuntu?

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