How to Install and Uninstall cron-apt Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "cron-apt" package

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


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall cron-apt on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: cron-apt
Architecture: all
Version: 0.12.0
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ola Lundqvist
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 88
Depends: apt
Recommends: liblockfile1, mail-transport-agent, cron | cron-daemon
Filename: pool/universe/c/cron-apt/cron-apt_0.12.0_all.deb
Size: 20260
MD5sum: 8b1a64505c8bb81d6db82ac2a3e58af9
SHA1: e79975978ced64a77d2a470827833e00c7db48f3
SHA256: 910908162731a4e878500ded7fe91512174e6dfc742824842f0869596374d7dd
Description: automatic update of packages using apt-get
Description-md5: 2e64c2fc7f0c5ac0fd844be065a8a152