How to Install and Uninstall inotify-tools Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the inotify-tools 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 "inotify-tools" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install inotify-tools on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall inotify-tools on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: inotify-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.22.1.0-2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 161
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libinotifytools0 (>= 3.22.1.0)
Filename: pool/universe/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.22.1.0-2_amd64.deb
Size: 32158
MD5sum: e7203e88b48a3d30bc1bbac5826b915c
SHA1: e518be6626146469452e441791accadeb5082cb5
SHA256: 68a8e2b77b3e6a7f0b3dfdb05abe49835062700d23a0b0521451568dbb36d1d3
SHA512: ae4c8b4d66411301220eb3b8671577b253f5d350306f63a878ed53a49a5f09dfb57da8541a2d8d643522323685396825ff8726279ecbaf74772312fb29569dfa
Homepage: https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/
Description: command-line programs providing a simple interface to inotify
Description-md5: e618c4a03d6d9bd64a85dac1a2e53ff3