How to Install and Uninstall cron-apt Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 05,2024

You can also install and uninstall the cron-apt on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "cron-apt" package

This guide let you learn how to install cron-apt on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall cron-apt on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: automatic update of packages using apt-get
Description-md5: 2e64c2fc7f0c5ac0fd844be065a8a152