How to Install and Uninstall cron-apt Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 25,2024

You can also install and uninstall the cron-apt on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "cron-apt" package

Learn how to install cron-apt on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall cron-apt on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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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 12 (Bookworm)

Package: cron-apt
Version: 0.13.0.1
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_0.13.0.1_all.deb
Size: 27292
MD5sum: c6bd335e009663194c0db6bef40d378c
SHA256: bc3fed9b97c5a2ff9c4608a77bb843974fda4fbba018edb65725f0197d54545e