[Bug 460316] Re: clamav-base package contains very big clamav data files (main.cvd and daily.cvd) from clamav-data package

[Mantas Kriaučiūnas]

Please don't force Ubuntu users to download big unneeded files with
every clamav update and remove /usr/share/doc/clamav-
base/examples/main.cvd and daily.cvd files from clamav-base package:

1. It's waste of space to keep big (30MB) unneeded and outdated
signature definition files in DOC folder (/usr/share/doc/clamav-
base/examples/), because clamav antivirus doesn't use signature
definition files from /usr/share/doc/clamav-base/examples/ folder.

2. Also it's a big waste of internet traffic for Ubuntu users (some
users pay for internet traffic), because clamav package is often updated
and with every update users get 30MB of unneeded files.

3. Actual signature definitions are fetched by clamav-freshclam package, but this package depends on clamav-base package, so, now Ubuntu users get 2 copies of big signature definition files with every clamav update. It's a nonsense. If clamav- freshclam package should depend on clamav-base, then unneeded and outdated signature definition files should be moved from clamav-base to another package, like clamav-data.
AFAIK it's not hard to create additional package from the same clamav source package.

I can report another bug "Please remove (30MB) of unneeded and outdated
signature definition files from clamav-base (or move to another
package)" if you think that assumptions underlying this bug are no
longer valid, just tell me :)

Scott Kitterman (kitterman) wrote:
> clamav-data package is no longer maintained, so the assumptions underlying this bug are no longer valid.
> Switching back to shipping the definitions in the package was not accidental.

** Changed in: clamav (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => Incomplete

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #624380
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624380

** Also affects: clamav (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=624380
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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  clamav-base package contains very big clamav data files (main.cvd and
  daily.cvd) from clamav-data package

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