How to Install and Uninstall ipwatchd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "ipwatchd" package

Please follow the guidance below to install ipwatchd on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall ipwatchd on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ipwatchd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ipwatchd package on Kali Linux

Package: ipwatchd
Source: ipwatchd (1.2.1-1)
Version: 1.2.1-1+b2
Installed-Size: 57
Maintainer: Jaroslav Imrich
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libnet1 (>= 1.1.2.1), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8)
Suggests: ipwatchd-gnotify
Size: 16584
SHA256: 0042d0ae9c4822bf12127f08c7f753b769fbeb8af19c128c947b7378dc59e763
SHA1: 9dbc35152e0ad86cd67e197624d3c1fe2caf07fe
MD5sum: f458481351682cff48d58b507f0cc5b9
Description: IP conflict detection tool
IPwatchD is a simple daemon that analyses all incoming ARP packets in order
to detect IP conflicts on Linux. It can be configured to listen on one or
more interfaces (alias interfaces are also supported) in active or passive
mode. In active mode IPwatchD protects your host before IP takeover by
answering Gratuitous ARP requests received from conflicting system.
In passive mode it just records information about conflict through standard
syslog interface.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://ipwatchd.sf.net
Tag: interface::daemon, role::program
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/i/ipwatchd/ipwatchd_1.2.1-1+b2_amd64.deb