How to Install and Uninstall inotify-tools Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "inotify-tools" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install inotify-tools on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall inotify-tools on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: inotify-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.14-8.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dmitry Bogatov
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 85
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libinotifytools0 (>= 3.11)
Filename: pool/universe/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.14-8.1_amd64.deb
Size: 22712
MD5sum: 3c54fa002c8a859375b4edd31b7db7ed
SHA1: 06fbd99cf519e288e9012888bda3bf201bf20283
SHA256: 13029be2712f8214233d02b82b87ef10cf2bbd3816519ad2481440d99bccee5e
SHA512: aeb7f0fae5d57cfda0d1c44fc2c398989b13c8603178214f6bdb532700b54754a812c611062db9354ebc29ffccf36c0fcdbd3603227840b00f49a04d228f4515
Homepage: https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/
Description-en: command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify
inotify-tools is a set of command-line programs for Linux providing a
simple interface to inotify. These programs can be used to monitor and
act upon filesystem events. inotify-tools consists of two utilities:
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inotifywait simply blocks for inotify events, making it appropriate
for use in shell scripts.
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inotifywatch collects filesystem usage statistics and outputs counts
of each inotify event.
Description-md5: 75b00fa82511a5bdec777dcd118c2a99