How To Install mcron 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 mcron on Ubuntu.
What is mcron
mcron is:
The GNU package mcron (Mellor’s cron) can be a 100% compatible replacement for Vixie cron (though the Debian package is not configured this way). It is written in pure Guile, and allows configuration files to be written in scheme (as well as Vixie’s original format) for infinite flexibility in specifying when jobs should be run.
There are three methods to install mcron 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 mcron Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mcron using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mcron
Install mcron Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mcron using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mcron
Install mcron 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 mcron using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mcron
How To Uninstall mcron on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the mcron package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mcron
Uninstall mcron And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mcron and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mcron
Remove mcron Configurations and Data
To remove mcron configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mcron
Remove mcron configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mcron configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mcron
Dependencies
mcron have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mcron package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.