How to Install and Uninstall fswatch Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "fswatch" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install fswatch on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fswatch
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fswatch" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall fswatch on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fswatch
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fswatch package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: fswatch
Version: 1.14.0+repack-8
Installed-Size: 199
Maintainer: Alf Gaida
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libfswatch11 (>= 1.14.0), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Description: file change monitor based on inotify
Description-md5: aa1bf18a104c789c85633b68e3f0b7e5
Homepage: http://emcrisostomo.github.io/fswatch
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/fswatch/fswatch_1.14.0+repack-8_amd64.deb
Size: 96184
MD5sum: 94e7e296bea63fadf039f227de38bb42
SHA256: 5dbf3e1d62eea4294548f9bae86ea62ac25aa7fea55205c547b63fc3f8d25a21