How to Install and Uninstall yum-cron.noarch Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "yum-cron.noarch" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install yum-cron.noarch on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                yum-cron.noarch
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "yum-cron.noarch" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall yum-cron.noarch on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : yum-cron
Arch : noarch
Version : 3.4.3
Release : 158.amzn2.0.5
Size : 64 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Files needed to run yum updates as a cron job
URL : http://yum.baseurl.org/
License : GPLv2+
Description : These are the files needed to run yum updates as a cron job.
: Install this package if you want auto yum updates nightly via
: cron.