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Package: anacron (2.3-14 and others)

cron-like program that doesn't go by time

Anacron (like `anac(h)ronistic') is a periodic command scheduler. It executes commands at intervals specified in days. Unlike cron, it does not assume that the system is running continuously. It can therefore be used to control the execution of daily, weekly and monthly jobs (or anything with a period of n days), on systems that don't run 24 hours a day. When installed and configured properly, Anacron will make sure that the commands are run at the specified intervals as closely as machine-uptime permits.

This package is pre-configured to execute the daily jobs of the Debian system. You should install this program if your system isn't powered on 24 hours a day to make sure the maintenance jobs of other Debian packages are executed each day.

Tags: System Administration: Automation and Scheduling, User Interface: Daemon, Role: Program, Scope: Utility

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    dep: libc6 (>= 2.5) [avr32]
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.5-5) [m68k]
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.7) [amd64, armel, hppa, i386, s390, sparc]
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Architecture Version Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 2.3-14 31.9 kB228 kB [list of files]
amd64 2.3-14 30.9 kB120 kB [list of files]
armel 2.3-14 28.8 kB212 kB [list of files]
avr32 (unofficial port) 2.3-14 28.5 kB208 kB [list of files]
hppa 2.3-14 31.5 kB216 kB [list of files]
hurd-i386 2.3-14 28.9 kB212 kB [list of files]
i386 2.3-14 29.4 kB212 kB [list of files]
ia64 2.3-14 36.7 kB252 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-amd64 2.3-14 30.7 kB132 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-i386 2.3-14 29.0 kB126 kB [list of files]
m68k (unofficial port) 2.3-13.2 28.1 kB212 kB [list of files]
mips 2.3-14 31.3 kB220 kB [list of files]
mipsel 2.3-14 30.9 kB220 kB [list of files]
powerpc 2.3-14 30.6 kB216 kB [list of files]
s390 2.3-14 31.0 kB216 kB [list of files]
sparc 2.3-14 29.7 kB216 kB [list of files]