How To Install libfswatch9 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfswatch9 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfswatch9
libfswatch9 is:
fswatch is a file change monitor that receives notifications when the contents of the specified files or directories are modified.
This package contains the shared library needed by the fswatch.
There are three methods to install libfswatch9 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfswatch9 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfswatch9 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfswatch9
Install libfswatch9 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfswatch9 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfswatch9
Install libfswatch9 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfswatch9 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfswatch9
How To Uninstall libfswatch9 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfswatch9 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfswatch9
Uninstall libfswatch9 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfswatch9 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfswatch9
Remove libfswatch9 Configurations and Data
To remove libfswatch9 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfswatch9
Remove libfswatch9 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfswatch9 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfswatch9
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfswatch9 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
