How to Install and Uninstall cron-apt Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "cron-apt" package

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


    
        
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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

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


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: cron-apt
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Installed-Size: 86
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Ola Lundqvist
Architecture: all
Version: 0.9.5
Depends: apt
Recommends: liblockfile1, mailx, cron | cron-daemon
Filename: pool/universe/c/cron-apt/cron-apt_0.9.5_all.deb
Size: 19236
MD5sum: fe594c2a294de2e6a793edb7d79e75bd
SHA1: 6df77e942b97152995406ba017075f53f9b1292f
SHA256: 80ea71ecd3ec65bdb3db6ef7fc10ca3db60343f5b66173592122a2cd7d4b2d69
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
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu