How to Install and Uninstall anacron Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "anacron" package

Please follow the steps below to install anacron on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall anacron on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                anacron
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the anacron package on Kali Linux

Package: anacron
Source: anacron (2.3-39)
Version: 2.3-39+b1
Installed-Size: 93
Maintainer: Lance Lin
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: cron | cron-daemon
Suggests: default-mta | mail-transport-agent, rsyslog | system-log-daemon, powermgmt-base
Size: 27604
SHA256: 6841d7333ef7c6f5726f27d7b60400b197ccfffcf532edf5ac36aaabba4bfcaf
SHA1: 4b4b82bb21c52d5eb93ac5145a240d2ffe3e2aae
MD5sum: 9b9357b1ac57f17142d058e80b009290
Description: cron-like program that doesn't go by time
Anacron (like "anac(h)ronistic") is a periodic command scheduler. It
executes commands at intervals specified in days. Unlike cron, it
does not assume that the system is running continuously. It can
therefore be used to control the execution of daily, weekly, and
monthly jobs (or anything with a period of n days), on systems that
don't run 24 hours a day. When installed and configured properly,
Anacron will make sure that the commands are run at the specified
intervals as closely as machine uptime permits.
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This package is pre-configured to execute the daily jobs of the
Debian system. You should install this program if your system isn't
powered on 24 hours a day to make sure the maintenance jobs of other
Debian packages are executed each day.
Description-md5:
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/anacron/
Tag: admin::automation, implemented-in::c, interface::daemon, role::program,
scope::utility
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/anacron/anacron_2.3-39+b1_amd64.deb