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

Last updated: May 18,2024

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
SparkyLinux

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