How to Install and Uninstall anacron Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: December 28,2024

1. Install "anacron" package

Please follow the steps below to install anacron on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall anacron on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: anacron
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3-24
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Peter Eisentraut
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 105
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), debianutils (>= 1.7), init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), lsb-base (>= 3.0-10)
Recommends: cron | cron-daemon, rsyslog | system-log-daemon
Suggests: default-mta | mail-transport-agent, powermgmt-base
Replaces: pe
Filename: pool/main/a/anacron/anacron_2.3-24_amd64.deb
Size: 26318
MD5sum: bd271893839898eac463f5f5a564c2a8
SHA1: e1d35f4d627cdd83def9e19734d8a183b1908cf8
SHA256: 162bc3cbcbd49179011d010c963dcc0fc2d59b8afb72eaaffde4f9696004ebf5
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/anacron/
Description: cron-like program that doesn't go by time
Description-md5: cd9f07726e1ee3bc93fcfdb799520070
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y