How to Install and Uninstall anacron Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "anacron" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install anacron on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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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 steps below to uninstall anacron on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: anacron
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3-31ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 99
Depends: debianutils, lsb-base (>= 3.0-10), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Recommends: cron | cron-daemon
Suggests: default-mta | mail-transport-agent, rsyslog | system-log-daemon, powermgmt-base
Filename: pool/main/a/anacron/anacron_2.3-31ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 26906
MD5sum: e82b422b4083495634e01071512b01d3
SHA1: 1636fe33e24b24bb39410223bfe35be1c3e7058b
SHA256: dedce6ac0c0363a0eae5e77b156b459682fd47a63396f569f3a6920688f2e104
SHA512: 46ae31144fec7405a23a6531c62a65848df6ce4a9a59386a844dec479210e8f08f14dba47ea6f99df149c0d5f5122d7eba0db89523fc82c5dea4c5c4ef819994
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/anacron/
Description: cron-like program that doesn't go by time
Description-md5: cd9f07726e1ee3bc93fcfdb799520070
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi