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Package: anacron (2.3-13.1)

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: libc0.3 (>= 2.7-1) [hurd-i386]
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  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.5-5) [m68k]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
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  • dep: lsb-base (>= 3.0-10)
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Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 31.6 kB204 kB [list of files]
amd64 30.3 kB196 kB [list of files]
arm 28.9 kB188 kB [list of files]
armel 28.3 kB188 kB [list of files]
hppa 30.1 kB192 kB [list of files]
hurd-i386 28.4 kB188 kB [list of files]
i386 28.6 kB188 kB [list of files]
ia64 36.0 kB224 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-amd64 (unofficial port) 30.2 kB118 kB [list of files]
kfreebsd-i386 (unofficial port) 28.3 kB112 kB [list of files]
m68k 28.1 kB188 kB [list of files]
mips 30.5 kB196 kB [list of files]
mipsel 30.7 kB200 kB [list of files]
powerpc 30.6 kB192 kB [list of files]
s390 30.5 kB192 kB [list of files]
sparc 29.0 kB188 kB [list of files]