How To Install watchcatd on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install watchcatd on Ubuntu.
What is watchcatd
watchcatd 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 watchcatd on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install watchcatd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install watchcatd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install watchcatd
Install watchcatd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install watchcatd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install watchcatd
Install watchcatd 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 watchcatd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install watchcatd
How To Uninstall watchcatd on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the watchcatd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove watchcatd
Uninstall watchcatd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall watchcatd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove watchcatd
Remove watchcatd Configurations and Data
To remove watchcatd configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge watchcatd
Remove watchcatd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove watchcatd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge watchcatd
Dependencies
watchcatd have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install watchcatd package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.