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

Last updated: January 24,2025

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

MX Linux 23
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1. Install "xwatch" package

Learn how to install xwatch on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall xwatch on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: xwatch
Version: 2.11-16.1
Installed-Size: 119
Maintainer: Peter S Galbraith
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libforms2
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_2.11-16.1_amd64.deb
Size: 35320
MD5sum: 323c95dfaa142de66ea8600479ea00b3
SHA256: fe6ad8cb7376fb41251c2890230e7a30df6d1337b73ee17da9c9d2a20b8cf35d