How to Install and Uninstall crontabs.src Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: January 15,2025

1. Install "crontabs.src" package

This guide let you learn how to install crontabs.src on Oracle Linux 8


    
        
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2. Uninstall "crontabs.src" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall crontabs.src on Oracle Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the crontabs.src package on Oracle Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : crontabs
Version : 1.11
Release : 17.20190603git.el8
Architecture : src
Size : 27 k
Source : None
Repository : ol8_baseos_latest
Summary : Root crontab files used to schedule the execution of programs
URL : https://github.com/cronie-crond/crontabs
License : Public Domain and GPLv2
Description : This package is used mainly for executing files by cron.
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: The crontabs package contains root crontab files and directories.
: You will need to install cron daemon to run the jobs from the crontabs.
: The cron daemon such as cronie or fcron checks the crontab files to
: see when particular commands are scheduled to be executed. If commands
: are scheduled, it executes them.
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: Crontabs handles a basic system function, so it should be installed on
: your system.