How to Install and Uninstall anacron Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "anacron" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install anacron on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: anacron
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3-29
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 102
Depends: debianutils (>= 1.7), lsb-base (>= 3.0-10), libc6 (>= 2.7)
Recommends: cron | cron-daemon
Suggests: default-mta | mail-transport-agent, rsyslog | system-log-daemon, powermgmt-base
Filename: pool/main/a/anacron/anacron_2.3-29_amd64.deb
Size: 27916
MD5sum: cf2c23fdf87d98f6bb58d2be706f766d
SHA1: a17556747650916db68ea88f264f4e9e0ca7d301
SHA256: 91159a20fc9869f4c4b724f7d18278c317445f0ce9ce17f830683170a7fadce2
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, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop