How To Install lwatch on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lwatch on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lwatch

Remove lwatch Configurations and Data

To remove lwatch configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6
• libpcre3

References

• lwatch website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lwatch package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.