On 12/5/18, Kamil Jońca <kjo...@poczta.onet.pl> wrote: > Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflyby...@gmail.com> writes: > >> On 12/5/18, Kamil Jońca <kjo...@poczta.onet.pl> wrote: >>> Michael Biebl <bi...@debian.org> writes: >>> >>>> >>>> My general remark that anacron is typically not needed anymore, still >>>> stands though (even if it doesn't apply for your specific use case). >>> >>> What is other tool to make USER automated, cyclic tasks? >> >> >> I learned of "apt-cache search" a LONG time ago. One of my Top 5 tools >> I use A LOT every week. What I did this time was first run "apt-cache >> show anacron" because that was in the subject line. That shared >> "command scheduler" as an early part of the description so I ran with >> that keyword phrase: >> >> +++ BEGIN OUTPUT +++ >> >> $ apt-cache search command scheduler >> anacron - cron-like program that doesn't go by time >> kalarm - alarm message, command and email scheduler >> libnet-openssh-parallel-perl - run SSH jobs in parallel >> python-axiom - Python object database >> task-spooler - personal job scheduler >> >> +++ END OUTPUT +++ >> >> Not much but does serve as an example. Kalarm... I think I tried that > > Ekhem. kalarm is kde dependent. Whole discussion is about tool which do > not depend on user login ... > The rest of result is not worth comenting on ...
Sorry about that. I didn't catch that part (I skipped 17 emails and only read the last one, oops!), but I do fully understand. I just tried a Kalarm install. It wants to bring about 35MB of other things in along with. I don't remember non-cron alarm-clock-applet being that hefty, but it's possible that it would be for someone else depending on what's already installed on their own setup. > Yes, I did not search extensively. When (ana)cron exist and they fill my > needs, why should I waste my time? > Recently systemd aggressively try to take more and more jobs, but it is > not quite ready for one-to-one replacement of those[1]. > > KJ > > > [1] I am quite happy using systemd as init replacement, but why these folks > want to put there timer, dhcp-client and so on? You never know. As things progress, maybe your chatter will inspire someone who's looking for a nice tech class project or something. I see requests for ideas like that on regular occasion across various lists. PS Now that I say that, I see tech posts all the time that are consistently too timely to the topics brought up here. It's good stuff. *waving at those folks > I SEE YOU PEEKING!* :D Cindy :) -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with birdseed *