How to Install and Uninstall apticron-systemd Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 06,2024

1. Install "apticron-systemd" package

Please follow the guidance below to install apticron-systemd on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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 is a short guide on how to uninstall apticron-systemd on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: apticron-systemd
Architecture: all
Version: 1.2.5
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: 58
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_1.2.5_all.deb
Size: 11688
MD5sum: 77360d44d84ddd8ca19fd0b7b318836c
SHA1: 5eafb04691d91b4341ad31653811417bd624d35b
SHA256: c561b5fa8d8484dec9158b478ce2f9c214913d9b7bc4d8ecdd4acdba4289b41c
SHA512: c739e9a22cceed962aad9235c88f562a5fc735f3c6f9adc1672ab21d28d7ea6e52bce75829e79cc65504df193f6b6e2dd22680d0cfb1f4dd534b3380a8920cec
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