How to Install and Uninstall iwatch Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: September 19,2024

1. Install "iwatch" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install iwatch on Kali Linux


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall iwatch on Kali Linux:


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

Package: iwatch
Version: 0.2.2-10
Installed-Size: 65
Maintainer: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho
Architecture: all
Depends: perl:any, default-mta | mail-transport-agent, libevent-perl, liblinux-inotify2-perl, libmail-sendmail-perl, libxml-simpleobject-libxml-perl, lsb-base
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Suggests: sendxmpp, yowsup-cli
Size: 20196
SHA256: 621424af5968ea8f5a91d780a691decc25f866e561a5ab6fbdf7eb7418a0e128
SHA1: 01403aa364bb129ac253a9a81530cd8e629499c6
MD5sum: b92d174a8eb0e523c114a701601ee56c
Description: realtime filesystem monitoring program using inotify
inotify (inode notify) is a Linux kernel subsystem that monitors
events in filesystems and reports those events to applications in
real time.
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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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iWatch is a Perl wrap to inotify to monitor changes in specific
directories or files, sending alarms to the system administrator
(or other destination) in real time. It can:
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- Send notifications via email about changes.
- Take programmable actions immediately, as emitting alerts via
XMPP (jabber) messengers, Telegram or executing a local program
or script.
- Act as HIDS (Host-based Intrusion Detection System) or an
integrity checker, complementing the firewall system in
networks and improving the security.
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iWatch can run as a simple command, as well a daemon.
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A good example of iWatch usage is to monitor the pages directory
in webservers to warn, in real time, about defacements or file
insertions. Other example is to synchronize configuration files
between machines, when they are changed, as in DHCP servers acting
in failover mode. You also use to synchronize files, via rsync,
when these files are changed.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://iwatch.sf.net
Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::perl, role::program, scope::utility,
use::monitor
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/i/iwatch/iwatch_0.2.2-10_all.deb