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

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "apticron" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install apticron on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall apticron on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apticron
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apticron package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: apticron
Architecture: all
Version: 1.2.0
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tiago Bortoletto Vaz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 56
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: bsd-mailx | mailx, apt (>= 1.1~exp9), ucf (>= 0.28), cron | cron-daemon, bzip2, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Recommends: apt-listchanges, iproute2, gpg
Filename: pool/universe/a/apticron/apticron_1.2.0_all.deb
Size: 14044
MD5sum: a3e4e28e15cd05a3d5c52a46ce228a70
SHA1: c6efd56771453bdda52892127fa5ad58fa573afe
SHA256: f5fb972c58c8e3e22c06c05fb4c9b59c7a6e5d04ff410d49e1a4c134d17040ab
Description: Simple tool to mail about pending package updates - cron version
Description-md5: cf0f2f42b823f1d7864bab7f83826a35