How to Install and Uninstall inotify-tools Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "inotify-tools" package

Learn how to install inotify-tools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall inotify-tools on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: inotify-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.14-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 73
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libinotifytools0 (>= 3.11)
Filename: pool/universe/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.14-2_amd64.deb
Size: 22416
MD5sum: b8b65e10b97fb05b138c75e4fe32639f
SHA1: 44388d2b60c6de65a27c17dd0b879409be8f4361
SHA256: 03e388352f3526fba2b76ecb36d0b270b02ca7c3649415a52c5df403c9f60de2
Homepage: https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/
Description: command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify
Description-md5: 75b00fa82511a5bdec777dcd118c2a99