How to Install and Uninstall iwatch Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: September 20,2024

1. Install "iwatch" package

This guide let you learn how to install iwatch on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall iwatch on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: iwatch
Architecture: all
Version: 0.2.2-8
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 62
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: perl:any, default-mta | mail-transport-agent, libevent-perl, liblinux-inotify2-perl, libmail-sendmail-perl, libxml-simpleobject-libxml-perl, lsb-base (>= 3.0-6)
Suggests: sendxmpp, yowsup-cli
Filename: pool/universe/i/iwatch/iwatch_0.2.2-8_all.deb
Size: 19176
MD5sum: 47f79ce5ff2e31ecd039d5deb945ce24
SHA1: f24bc3fa582aa7c9183d301a25dd6fe28956bfbd
SHA256: 2a19da5b5f2fa3cc1d45a07d0924f45d59df5b6e5e9931c0e91100e1f55149e7
SHA512: 4a3577ee3e7062cfd344cae2e1cb409a4b8eaf05a8ddfa18e20c885c3ba9e3613f92d3b200b54b03091fadd859f7983c22610666384d9d573b13269fa7f68d3c
Homepage: http://iwatch.sf.net
Description-en: 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 alarm 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 emit alerts via
XMPP (jabber) messengers, WhatsApp or execute 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 notify, 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: e9e0cbf02ad63d7e56fd074e7c6eef80