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

Last updated: May 17,2024

You can also install and uninstall the logwatch 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 "logwatch" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install logwatch on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

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


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                logwatch
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the logwatch package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: logwatch
Architecture: all
Version: 7.5.6-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Willi Mann
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2281
Depends: perl:any, default-mta | mail-transport-agent
Recommends: libdate-manip-perl
Suggests: libsys-cpu-perl, libsys-meminfo-perl
Filename: pool/main/l/logwatch/logwatch_7.5.6-1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 377986
MD5sum: 8208fb64c747f79ef5b2a8722aaa1498
SHA1: 9d2a896325b2ceead9aa39c7507498a9f113d2e9
SHA256: 6e9d5ef95af75736e614d855c1c1343414b2c36c0da6b985cd674cac84dc8a17
SHA512: c3253a22e091e3cf9d18b660799ddd85e08f2d476adcb97e775df0e7b7a7f3c87db9c2b317d9866f7974248aee7a7e36cda4708ac61d9a4682c82e9a08bbdb57
Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/logwatch/
Description: log analyser with nice output written in Perl
Description-md5: ece539a8a87c5f861d7f0b865e42a03c