How To Install libwcat1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwcat1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwcat1
libwcat1 is:
A bug or malicious attacks to machine can lock up a process, leading to a deadlock or an unexpected condition. For example: an Apache httpd with mod_(php|perl|lua|your_preferred_script_language) running a bad script. When the monitored process locks up, the watchcat helps killing him. It is the best thing to do.
There are three methods to install libwcat1 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 libwcat1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwcat1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwcat1
Install libwcat1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwcat1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwcat1
Install libwcat1 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 libwcat1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwcat1
How To Uninstall libwcat1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwcat1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwcat1
Uninstall libwcat1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwcat1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwcat1
Remove libwcat1 Configurations and Data
To remove libwcat1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwcat1
Remove libwcat1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwcat1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwcat1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwcat1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
