How to Install and Uninstall apticron-systemd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "apticron-systemd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install apticron-systemd on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                apticron-systemd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "apticron-systemd" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall apticron-systemd on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apticron-systemd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apticron-systemd package on Kali Linux

Package: apticron-systemd
Source: apticron
Version: 1.2.8
Installed-Size: 50
Maintainer: Tiago Bortoletto Vaz
Architecture: all
Depends: bsd-mailx | mailx, apt (>= 1.1~exp9), systemd, bzip2
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Recommends: apt-listchanges, iproute2, gpg
Conflicts: apticron
Size: 11412
SHA256: 8d0bef53955dd791d02547e76ec9fea73093e33251bebdf288bd6d4418318e4d
SHA1: a4340a18523e1d834fe28080db433e2d7f93bc3b
MD5sum: 708dc7386209de59a8bbfa96ce60d6f5
Description: Simple tool to mail about pending package updates - systemd version
Apticron is a simple script which sends daily emails about pending package
updates such as security updates, properly handling packages on hold both by
dselect and aptitude.
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This package uses a systemd timer instead of a cron job to run apticron.
Description-md5:
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/a/apticron/apticron-systemd_1.2.8_all.deb