cronie-anacron.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: December 01,2023

1. Install cronie-anacron.x86_64 package

Please follow the instructions below to install cronie-anacron.x86_64 package:

sudo dnf makecache

sudo dnf install cronie-anacron.x86_64

2. Uninstall / Remove cronie-anacron.x86_64 package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall cronie-anacron.x86_64 package:

sudo dnf remove cronie-anacron.x86_64

sudo dnf autoremove

3. Details of cronie-anacron.x86_64 package

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Installed Packages

Name         : cronie-anacron

Version      : 1.5.2

Release      : 4.el8

Architecture : x86_64

Size         : 49 k

Source       : cronie-1.5.2-4.el8.src.rpm

Repository   : @System

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.

             : 

             : The default settings of anacron execute the daily, weekly, and monthly

             : jobs, but anacron allows setting arbitrary periodicity of jobs.

             : 

             : 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.