How To Install apticron on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install apticron on Debian 11. apticron is Simple tool to mail about pending package updates - cron version

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apticron on Debian 11.

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 Debian 11. 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 Debian. 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 Debian 11

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 Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apticron

Remove apticron Configurations and Data

To remove apticron configuration and data from Debian 11 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 Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.