How to Install and Uninstall cron-apt Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "cron-apt" package

Please follow the steps below to install cron-apt on Kali Linux


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall cron-apt on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

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
Size: 27292
SHA256: bc3fed9b97c5a2ff9c4608a77bb843974fda4fbba018edb65725f0197d54545e
SHA1: 44ce9362e7e9bcd1099a164e3277f9ac16fbb426
MD5sum: c6bd335e009663194c0db6bef40d378c
Description: automatic update of packages using apt-get
Contains a tool that is run by a cron job at regular intervals. By default it
just updates the package list and downloads new packages without installing.
You can instruct it to run anything that you can do with apt-get
(or aptitude).
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It can optionally send mail to the system administrator on errors, log
to syslog or a separate log file.
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Observe that this tool may be a security risk, so you should not set it
to do more than necessary. Automatic upgrade of all packages is NOT
recommended unless you are in full control of the package repository.
Description-md5:
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