How to Install and Uninstall mcron Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 05,2024

You can also install and uninstall the mcron 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 "mcron" package

Please follow the steps below to install mcron on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall mcron on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mcron package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: mcron
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.0.8-1.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dale Mellor
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 135
Depends: guile-3.0-libs, libc6 (>= 2.2.5), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info, guile-3.0, sendmail | mail-transport-agent
Filename: pool/universe/m/mcron/mcron_1.0.8-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 44116
MD5sum: 41a13ad1e31614881ebc2630272fb718
SHA1: bbf6aa69aefeeb0bdbb4be7d6044e3dac2783e79
SHA256: a67bb0baa82a63dd22a7a1d06e493b1a8f7a9ba586596b8c5ecbcc95375d1d9b
SHA512: 85ddf4d16bc6adbd6675dba91da71f43c567f75bca860a9b13bbe8e7facc9d44785cdff6f686a58a8e404bae4fc32d6539e35d16300962a7424227848ff7d28a
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/mcron
Description: Guile-based program for running jobs at regular times
Description-md5: fcff66b87f087ab5975f4c2d7bfeace3