How To Install apticron on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apticron on Ubuntu.
What is apticron
apticron is:
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.
There are three methods to install apticron on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install apticron Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install apticron using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apticron
Install apticron Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apticron using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apticron
Install apticron Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install apticron using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apticron
How To Uninstall apticron on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the apticron package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apticron
Uninstall apticron And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apticron and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apticron
Remove apticron Configurations and Data
To remove apticron configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apticron
Remove apticron configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apticron configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apticron
Dependencies
apticron have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apticron package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.