How to Install and Uninstall fswatch Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "fswatch" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install fswatch on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall fswatch on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fswatch
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fswatch package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: fswatch
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.14.0+repack-13build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alf Gaida
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 545
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 6)
Breaks: libfswatch-dev, libfswatch11
Replaces: libfswatch-dev, libfswatch11
Filename: pool/universe/f/fswatch/fswatch_1.14.0+repack-13build1_amd64.deb
Size: 161020
MD5sum: ea12387402c7fb7c196de2767b43b7bf
SHA1: f9aad5a7b435eadcb25e94e0e50a6f84cff734f4
SHA256: 87529d2a86c6568d05c99f3e30f25e256ae45bc1bdd6967b35ac214ba65f820f
Homepage: http://emcrisostomo.github.io/fswatch
Description: file change monitor based on inotify
Description-md5: 253c4e6aa294af84255f9b87d9c2cea8