How To Install lwatch on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lwatch on Debian 11.
What is lwatch
lwatch is:
Lwatch is a program to split syslog or syslog-ng messages with regexps (PCREs), colorize and display them in a way that important information can be seen at a glance. It is a small, useful tool for system administrators.
There are three methods to install lwatch on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lwatch Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lwatch using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lwatch
Install lwatch Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lwatch using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lwatch
Install lwatch 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install lwatch using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lwatch
How To Uninstall lwatch on Debian 11
To uninstall only the lwatch package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lwatch
Uninstall lwatch And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lwatch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lwatch
Remove lwatch Configurations and Data
To remove lwatch configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lwatch
Remove lwatch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lwatch configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lwatch
Dependencies
lwatch have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lwatch package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.