How To Install bcron-run on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bcron-run on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is bcron-run
bcron-run is:
This is bcron, a new cron system designed with secure operations in mind. To do this, the system is divided into several separate programs, each responsible for a separate task, with strictly controlled communications between them. The user interface is a drop-in replacement for similar systems (such as vixie-cron), but the internals differ greatly.
This package sets up the bcron services, and replaces the default Debian cron package.
There are three methods to install bcron-run on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install bcron-run Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bcron-run using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bcron-run
Install bcron-run Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bcron-run using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bcron-run
Install bcron-run 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 bcron-run using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bcron-run
How To Uninstall bcron-run on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the bcron-run package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bcron-run
Uninstall bcron-run And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bcron-run and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcron-run
Remove bcron-run Configurations and Data
To remove bcron-run configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bcron-run
Remove bcron-run configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bcron-run configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcron-run
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bcron-run package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
