How to Install and Uninstall iwatch Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: September 28,2024

1. Install "iwatch" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install iwatch on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                iwatch
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "iwatch" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall iwatch on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                iwatch
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the iwatch package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package iwatch:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : iwatch
Version : 0.2.2-16.20
Arch : noarch
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 52.5 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : iwatch-0.2.2-16.20.src
Upstream URL : http://iwatch.sourceforge.net
Summary : Realtime filesystem monitoring program
Description :
iWatch monitor the filesystem's integrity in realtime and will send
alarm immediately to the system administrator when there is any changes
in the monitored filesystem. iWatch is written in Perl and based on
inotify, a file change notification system, a kernel feature that
allows applications to request the monitoring of a set of files against
a list of events.
Currently it can:
- run in command line mode as well as in daemon mode
- using an easy xml configuration file
- can watch directory recursively and watch new created directory
- can have a list of exceptions
- can use regex to compare the file/directory name
- can execute command if an event occures
- send email
- syslog
- print time stamp