How to Install and Uninstall cron-apt Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "cron-apt" package

Learn how to install cron-apt on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                cron-apt
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "cron-apt" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall cron-apt on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                cron-apt
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the cron-apt package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: cron-apt
Version: 0.13.0
Installed-Size: 89
Maintainer: Ola Lundqvist
Architecture: all
Depends: apt
Recommends: liblockfile1, mail-transport-agent, cron | cron-daemon
Description: automatic update of packages using apt-get
Description-md5: 2e64c2fc7f0c5ac0fd844be065a8a152
Tag: admin::automation, admin::package-management, implemented-in::shell,
interface::commandline, interface::daemon, role::program,
scope::utility, suite::debian, use::downloading,
works-with::software:package
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/c/cron-apt/cron-apt_0.13.0_all.deb
Size: 27074
MD5sum: 1f243455299a8fce23e5d0824681b395
SHA256: ae3fe2e0c3a95ffe2721062c648fe03ccd03bd4f4492793240fb10b8f5773ae9