How to Install and Uninstall iwatch Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "iwatch" package

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


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall iwatch on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: iwatch
Architecture: all
Version: 0.2.2-9
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_0.2.2-9_all.deb
Size: 19188
MD5sum: 78bd46478e6fa67eda2d71073b48b822
SHA1: d1050f6a633742e85a82850160ec45cc0b2c3659
SHA256: 65aaaf0a0998ec4a8fddb0c15120cb438c1db4f3ad1437e932088fbaea240eba
SHA512: f7ccb128924e897d7ad4c8668312bcbc575500fc7a71bbe36e0eefd51210ca48815604083f2939c36b0eeb516f6f0ef0eb344f677aab76c898f9338ddea481ec
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