How to Install and Uninstall inotify-tools Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "inotify-tools" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install inotify-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: inotify-tools
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Installed-Size: 96
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ryan Niebur
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.14-1ubuntu1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libinotifytools0 (>= 3.11)
Filename: pool/universe/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.14-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 22326
MD5sum: f490b436b67a7cfd960c5b6c4c960160
SHA1: 450be8a8db18c0ae44cf2ae475774d97f48739a9
SHA256: 1bf516e12d9064f8ac84ede869e991d04aaa2fed6c5b5b54d63aa58396b681df
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
Homepage: https://github.com/rvoicilas/inotify-tools/wiki/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu