How To Install apticron-systemd on Debian 10

Learn how to install apticron-systemd on Debian 10 with this tutorial. apticron-systemd is Simple tool to mail about pending package updates - systemd version

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apticron-systemd on Debian 10.

What is apticron-systemd

apticron-systemd 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.

This package uses a systemd timer instead of a cron job to run apticron.

There are three methods to install apticron-systemd on Debian 10. 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-systemd 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-systemd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install apticron-systemd

Install apticron-systemd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install apticron-systemd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install apticron-systemd

Install apticron-systemd 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install apticron-systemd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apticron-systemd

How To Uninstall apticron-systemd on Debian 10

To uninstall only the apticron-systemd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apticron-systemd

Uninstall apticron-systemd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall apticron-systemd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apticron-systemd

Remove apticron-systemd Configurations and Data

To remove apticron-systemd configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apticron-systemd

Remove apticron-systemd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove apticron-systemd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apticron-systemd

Dependencies

apticron-systemd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apticron-systemd package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.