clamav package in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Dapper Drake is incompatible with the latest virus database

[Scott Kitterman]

On Thursday 06 September 2007 15:59, Meel Me wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is it correct that you are the maintainer of the Ubuntu package "clamav"?
>
> The clamav package in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Dapper Drake is incompatible with the
> latest virus database. When I try to scan my system I get the following
> error message: This version of the ClamAV engine is outdated.
> Read http://www.clamav.net/faq.html
>
>
> Therefore I cannot scan my system for viruses.
>
> Can you please update the clamav package for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Dapper Drake
> so it is compatible with the latest virus database agian?
>
This is correct.  Unfortunately the interface between clamav and the programs 
it integrates with changed in the current version and that makes the current 
clamav incompatible with many packages in Dapper.  We are working through 
testing upgrades for clamav and the associated package, but this is a complex 
process that will take a while.

Scott K