How to Install and Uninstall swatch Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 18,2024

You can also install and uninstall the swatch on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "swatch" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install swatch on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall swatch on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                swatch
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the swatch package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: swatch
Version: 3.2.4-5
Installed-Size: 99
Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Architecture: all
Depends: perl:any, libtimedate-perl, libtime-hires-perl, libdate-calc-perl, libfile-tail-perl, libdate-manip-perl
Description: Log file viewer with regexp matching, highlighting & hooks
Description-md5: 935152a5e8eb7c154e48a0db6a7740b1
Homepage: https://swatch.sourceforge.net/
Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, security::log-analyzer, use::monitor,
works-with::logfile
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/swatch/swatch_3.2.4-5_all.deb
Size: 36232
MD5sum: 022cffc85a64bb3dd2ecd4481a865847
SHA256: 6133c948374daf7d1f988dfb68c320888014d94b21b28c1e7dbb1294e09e7924