How to Install and Uninstall apticron Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "apticron" package

This is a short guide on how to install apticron on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall apticron on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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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 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: apticron
Architecture: all
Version: 1.2.3+nmu1
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tiago Bortoletto Vaz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 54
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: bsd-mailx | mailx, apt (>= 1.1~exp9), ucf (>= 0.28), cron | cron-daemon, bzip2
Recommends: apt-listchanges, iproute2, gpg
Filename: pool/universe/a/apticron/apticron_1.2.3+nmu1_all.deb
Size: 12356
MD5sum: cf2e9b214546210fc26154d9f5eabf98
SHA1: 0f4691c9894dd90125e56934d81f6c3ccf9a8c72
SHA256: b6993c928f3f911bf748038f39bd27b278232af125ff71238389463597378d62
SHA512: 1998f17ff3577c23b311ede2a3dc0c42ac32ee33e95daa1ca5f06da260dfcfbfab0988cfe9cf2107cb662ac603f8840119a7d7d5c399d7d97c03fadc1688f42b
Description-en: Simple tool to mail about pending package updates - cron version
Apticron is a simple script which sends daily emails about pending package
updates such as security updates, properly handling packages on hold both by
dselect and aptitude.
Description-md5: cf0f2f42b823f1d7864bab7f83826a35