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

Last updated: March 15,2025

1. Install "xwatch" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install xwatch on Debian 10 (Buster)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall xwatch on Debian 10 (Buster):


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

Package: xwatch
Source: xwatch (2.11-15)
Version: 2.11-15+b2
Installed-Size: 116
Maintainer: Peter S Galbraith
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libforms2, libx11-6
Suggests: rsyslog | system-log-daemon
Description: logfile monitor that displays in an X window.
Description-md5: f41c6f1ce672bd6526ec943fdc652655
Tag: admin::monitoring, interface::graphical, interface::x11, role::program,
scope::utility, security::ids, security::log-analyzer, uitoolkit::xlib,
use::monitor, use::viewing, works-with::logfile, x11::application
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xwatch/xwatch_2.11-15+b2_amd64.deb
Size: 37716
MD5sum: 362c2875c15912669bb0e27eb268c526
SHA256: fbb34b55b714137944fd5a6233b3a2f80a0aaed2470b4c379f9071ae0a38b5de