How to Install and Uninstall iwatch Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "iwatch" package

Please follow the instructions below to install iwatch on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall iwatch on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: iwatch
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 90
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho
Architecture: all
Version: 0.2.2-3
Depends: perl-modules, libevent-perl, liblinux-inotify2-perl, libmail-sendmail-perl, libxml-simpleobject-libxml-perl, postfix | mail-transport-agent
Suggests: sendxmpp, yowsup-cli
Filename: pool/universe/i/iwatch/iwatch_0.2.2-3_all.deb
Size: 17268
MD5sum: b4d9074ad72ac33021f9c8c3ce7f3954
SHA1: 4aef21bcfb8bc1e7cd3bbe112981fbaf9be73c6c
SHA256: 1bbad13e4375ef9b4890029da031fc1204e7258aa5ef59f1f8391be354b280b0
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) messages, 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.
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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. Another
example is to synchronize configuration files between machines,
when they are changed, as in DHCP servers acting in failover mode.
Description-md5: 2c8b749aebb5341c753423d3588a86e8
Homepage: http://iwatch.sourceforge.net
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu