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Re: Anacron vs. cron.



On Sat, May 01, 2004 at 07:41:50PM +0100, Geoff Thurman wrote:
> Anacron is recommended if your computer is not left on more or less 
> continuously. I'm not sure why it doesn't just supercede cron, or why 
> it isn't pulled in with it or anything, [1] but I strongly advise you 
> to install anacron.

Because anacron is an *adjunct* to cron, it does not *replace* it.
Actually learning what anacron *is*, might be helpful.

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