How to Install and Uninstall cron-apt Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "cron-apt" package

Please follow the instructions below to install cron-apt on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall cron-apt on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: cron-apt
Architecture: all
Version: 0.13.0+nmu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ola Lundqvist
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 89
Depends: apt
Recommends: liblockfile1, mail-transport-agent, cron | cron-daemon
Filename: pool/universe/c/cron-apt/cron-apt_0.13.0+nmu1_all.deb
Size: 20284
MD5sum: 822409b3471e144aad5bd1b7c4a52540
SHA1: 48def5acaf2c482403082c5eddfb2a137a24fe6b
SHA256: 4a1c92e6cdaa9e68e117fe4fbc94bd31ad210a3529c61048129609ab0a362080
SHA512: ab5e668fc5e9cae440f3919e893dacc7e43158c015b995538f9c765ae65667430e3012b1cf278790566d738b49bcdd178ac87993ef435bdd48ba3e050f530f09
Description-en: automatic update of packages using apt-get
Contains a tool that is run by a cron job at regular intervals. By default it
just updates the package list and downloads new packages without installing.
You can instruct it to run anything that you can do with apt-get
(or aptitude).
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It can optionally send mail to the system administrator on errors, log
to syslog or a separate log file.
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Observe that this tool may be a security risk, so you should not set it
to do more than necessary. Automatic upgrade of all packages is NOT
recommended unless you are in full control of the package repository.
Description-md5: 2e64c2fc7f0c5ac0fd844be065a8a152