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Lmoio.1
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October 20, 2021
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How to install crontab on Stm32mp1? Inside starter package rfs, I found this file /etc/cron.daily/apt.apt-compat.cron.daily but crontab is not present: root@stm32mp1:~# crontab -sh: crontab: not found so the file will never be executed, am i correct?

  • October 20, 2021
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I can't install crontab with apt-get install

apt-get install cron
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package cron

What do you suggest?

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Best answer by Jean-Marc B

Hi @Lmoio.1​ 

The package to download is cronie:

root@stm32mp1:~# apt-get update
root@stm32mp1:~# apt-get install cronie
root@stm32mp1:~# which crontab
/usr/bin/crontab

Best regards,

--JM

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Jean-Marc B
Jean-Marc BBest answer
ST Employee
October 20, 2021

Hi @Lmoio.1​ 

The package to download is cronie:

root@stm32mp1:~# apt-get update
root@stm32mp1:~# apt-get install cronie
root@stm32mp1:~# which crontab
/usr/bin/crontab

Best regards,

--JM

Lmoio.1
Lmoio.1Author
Senior
October 20, 2021

Hi Jean-Marc,

thanks it worked!