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

Last updated: October 05,2024

1. Install "apticron-systemd" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install apticron-systemd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall apticron-systemd on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apticron-systemd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apticron-systemd package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: apticron-systemd
Architecture: all
Version: 1.2.3+nmu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: apticron
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tiago Bortoletto Vaz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 57
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: bsd-mailx | mailx, apt (>= 1.1~exp9), systemd, bzip2
Recommends: apt-listchanges, iproute2, gpg
Conflicts: apticron
Filename: pool/universe/a/apticron/apticron-systemd_1.2.3+nmu1_all.deb
Size: 11864
MD5sum: 6da413c3957416fe9dec7b2b47637732
SHA1: 07d8fa789854f6cc8cccea6fccab8bbb54aeef4b
SHA256: 5d25dc51f3c08758ef7343bccc5cdbdfdeb4eb014207199f747fc277ec318df8
SHA512: 04559148120be58fe232ead99f21f2fb50646dc8e2d3ea8f8fa24d902162f322e9b7d5b6f7e305701262d5a3b487b3320c53e1e4491399df048d3140fb443d43
Description-en: Simple tool to mail about pending package updates - systemd 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.
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This package uses a systemd timer instead of a cron job to run apticron.
Description-md5: ec7d80bc9e810358bcc5d154b03beb8a