How to Install and Uninstall cronie-anacron.x86_64 Package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "cronie-anacron.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install cronie-anacron.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "cronie-anacron.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall cronie-anacron.x86_64 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cronie-anacron.x86_64 package on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

Installed Packages
Name : cronie-anacron
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.4.11
Release : 23.el7
Size : 41 k
Repo : installed
From repo : anaconda
Summary : Utility for running regular jobs
URL : https://github.com/cronie-crond/cronie
License : MIT and BSD and ISC and GPLv2+
Description : Anacron is part of cronie that is used for running jobs with
: regular periodicity which do not have exact time of day of
: execution.
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: The default settings of anacron execute the daily, weekly, and
: monthly jobs, but anacron allows setting arbitrary periodicity of
: jobs.
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: Using anacron allows running the periodic jobs even if the system
: is often powered off and it also allows randomizing the time of
: the job execution for better utilization of resources shared among
: multiple systems.