How to Install and Uninstall python-pyinotify Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "python-pyinotify" package

Learn how to install python-pyinotify on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python-pyinotify" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall python-pyinotify on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python-pyinotify package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python-pyinotify
Priority: optional
Section: python
Installed-Size: 108
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mikhail Gusarov
Architecture: all
Source: pyinotify
Version: 0.9.6-0fakesync1
Provides: python2.7-pyinotify
Depends: python:any (<< 2.8), python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Suggests: python-pyinotify-doc
Filename: pool/main/p/pyinotify/python-pyinotify_0.9.6-0fakesync1_all.deb
Size: 24606
MD5sum: dc14a4426a234aeea0fe545a098343b5
SHA1: aa411e450133b1020b9ce8a74d03ccc729e28af1
SHA256: 976cc7fa64fd0e4a1a2f7069e99db2a7ea8f9d31b4a7f78191f69bbd3f3c03e5
Description-en: simple Linux inotify Python bindings
pyinotify is a simple wrapper for the Linux inotify mechanism.
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inotify is a Linux Kernel feature available since 2.6.13. inotify makes
it possible for applications to easily be notified of filesystem changes.
Description-md5: c2b7fd3e6aeb95e26caf9093a06d13a2
Homepage: https://github.com/seb-m/pyinotify
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y