How To Install kcron on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kcron on Debian 9.
What is kcron
kcron is:
This package helps migrating from the kcron standalone app to the KDE config module in kde-config-cron.
It is a transitional package that can be safely removed.
There are three methods to install kcron on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kcron Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kcron using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kcron
Install kcron Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kcron using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kcron
Install kcron 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 kcron using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kcron
How To Uninstall kcron on Debian 9
To uninstall only the kcron package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kcron
Uninstall kcron And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kcron and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kcron
Remove kcron Configurations and Data
To remove kcron configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kcron
Remove kcron configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kcron configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kcron
Dependencies
kcron have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kcron package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.