How to Install and Uninstall inotify-tools Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "inotify-tools" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install inotify-tools on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                inotify-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "inotify-tools" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall inotify-tools on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                inotify-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the inotify-tools package on Kali Linux

Package: inotify-tools
Source: inotify-tools (4.23.9.0-1)
Version: 4.23.9.0-1+b1
Installed-Size: 157
Maintainer: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libinotifytools0 (>= 4.23.8.0)
Size: 33784
SHA256: 5282a305d499ed9a213d5db471b6608968056fa36c79f18c55e402f630633f0f
SHA1: 7499c29fd67d93d4552f4127cd6419ea0a5efb58
MD5sum: b8c3277bf64e844fdf5fe814dd11724b
Description: command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify
inotify (inode notify) is a Linux kernel subsystem that monitors events in
filesystems and reports those events to applications in real time via API.
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inotify can be used to monitor individual files or directories. When a
directory is monitored, inotify will return events for the directory itself
and for files inside the directory.
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inotify-tools is a set of command-line programs for Linux providing a simple
interface to inotify. These programs can be used to monitor and act upon
filesystem events. inotify-tools consists of four utilities: inotifywait,
inotifywatch, fsnotifywait and fsnotifywatch.
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inotifywait efficiently waits for changes to files, making it appropriate
for use in shell scripts.
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inotifywatch collects filesystem usage statistics and outputs counts of each
inotify event.
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fsnotifywait and fsnotifywatch are similar to inotifywait and inotifywatch,
but they are using Linux's fanotify(7) interface by default. The fanotify API
also provides notification and interception of filesystem events. Additional
capabilities compared to the inotify(7) API include the ability to monitor
all of the objects in a mounted filesystem, the ability to make access
permission decisions, and the possibility to read or modify files before
access by other applications.
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inotify-tools is also useful for security activities in firewall systems or
to detect changes and injections of new files in webservers by intruders.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/
Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::c, interface::commandline,
role::program, scope::utility, works-with::file
Section: misc
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_4.23.9.0-1+b1_amd64.deb