How to Install and Uninstall fswatch Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 07,2024

You can also install and uninstall the fswatch on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "fswatch" package

Please follow the instructions below to install fswatch on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall fswatch on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: fswatch
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.14.0+repack-13.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Alf Gaida
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 494
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libstdc++6 (>= 11)
Breaks: libfswatch-dev, libfswatch11
Replaces: libfswatch-dev, libfswatch11
Filename: pool/universe/f/fswatch/fswatch_1.14.0+repack-13.1_amd64.deb
Size: 167840
MD5sum: 3513b583b2f325d6d19c3620fd850829
SHA1: 601a3a9bc85a52664d552a1814dbd9c8cda361a4
SHA256: d411526a5855e88970cac7d20fad80db341f616b96388a4fa9618fcee8a2a8b6
SHA512: b0cc8e1329cae188df35ab4bf3bd11630068d2c79f07ab3d05868da6544a391fe7f06aca5d54d665f02874f64bf7666857b4b694b1b7ffea189c894529df0a4c
Homepage: http://emcrisostomo.github.io/fswatch
Description: file change monitor based on inotify
Description-md5: 253c4e6aa294af84255f9b87d9c2cea8