Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bcron on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is bcron
bcron is:
Bruce cron system is 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.
There are three methods to install bcron on Ubuntu 22.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bcron
Install bcron Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bcron using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bcron
Install bcron 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bcron
How To Uninstall bcron on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the bcron package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bcron
Uninstall bcron And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bcron and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bcron
Remove bcron Configurations and Data
To remove bcron configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bcron
Remove bcron configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bcron configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bcron
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bcron package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
