How to Install and Uninstall apticron Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "apticron" package

This guide let you learn how to install apticron on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall apticron on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                apticron
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the apticron package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: apticron
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 52
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Tiago Bortoletto Vaz
Architecture: all
Version: 1.1.58ubuntu1
Depends: mailx, apt (>= 1.1~exp9), ucf (>= 0.28), cron | cron-daemon, bzip2, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Recommends: apt-listchanges, iproute2
Filename: pool/universe/a/apticron/apticron_1.1.58ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 13770
MD5sum: 79f6f81b35049aff2f73345d88f8114f
SHA1: 088859f855b3ca00b0b18b66d267bb747953acba
SHA256: 164727b722a97df68fca56c78a7f58a9bf935e5e8b95ab70cc88cd115b60d0f5
Description-en: Simple tool to mail about pending package updates
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.
Description-md5: c5aa818982acbdf977317d3bf2d34f43
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu