How to Install and Uninstall crontabs.noarch Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "crontabs.noarch" package

Learn how to install crontabs.noarch on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                crontabs.noarch
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "crontabs.noarch" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall crontabs.noarch on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                crontabs.noarch
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the crontabs.noarch package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : crontabs
Arch : noarch
Version : 1.11
Release : 6.20121102git.amzn2
Size : 13 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Root crontab files used to schedule the execution of programs
URL : https://fedorahosted.org/crontabs
License : Public Domain and GPLv2
Description : This package is used by Fedora mainly for executing files by cron.
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: The crontabs package contains root crontab files and directories.
: You will need to install cron daemon to run the jobs from the
: crontabs. The cron daemon such as cronie or fcron checks the
: crontab files to see when particular commands are scheduled to be
: executed. If commands are scheduled, it executes them.
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: Crontabs handles a basic system function, so it should be
: installed on your system.