How to Install and Uninstall mcron Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: November 05,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "mcron" package

This guide let you learn how to install mcron on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "mcron" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall mcron on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mcron
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mcron package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: mcron
Version: 1.0.8-1.1
Installed-Size: 138
Maintainer: Dale Mellor
Architecture: amd64
Depends: guile-3.0-libs, libc6 (>= 2.2.5), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info, guile-3.0, sendmail | mail-transport-agent
Description: Guile-based program for running jobs at regular times
Description-md5: fcff66b87f087ab5975f4c2d7bfeace3
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/mcron
Tag: admin::automation, implemented-in::scheme, role::program
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mcron/mcron_1.0.8-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 46164
MD5sum: 4a0f14ed43b04edd2282530fc47400ab
SHA256: 135422164d67c8af6605cdd8ffdefdfac33b31652320dbbe2253b7c12d5db6af