Why can't I run kcron?

[joneall]

$ sudo apt-get install kcron
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
kcron
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/1,958 B of archives.
After this operation, 27.6 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package kcron.
(Reading database ... 252294 files and directories currently installed.)$ dpkg -l kcron
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-=========================-=================-=================-================================================== =====
ii kcron 4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0 all program scheduler frontend - transitional package

$ kcron
No command 'kcron' found, did you mean:
Command 'mcron' from package 'mcron' (universe)
Command 'cron' from package 'cron' (main)
Command 'ktron' from package 'ksnakeduel' (universe)
kcron: command not found

What is happening here?

Preparing to unpack .../kcron_4%3a4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1_all.deb ...
Unpacking kcron (4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1) ...
Setting up kcron (4:4.13.3-0ubuntu0.1)

Of course, Kickoff launcher does not find it either.

[GreyGeek]

Kron probably requires sudo access, IF it is not available through Settings.
Try
kdesudo kron
(kdesudo and not sudo because I am assuming that kron is a KDE4 based utility.)

[Rog132]

Kcron

The Kcron can be launched from the KDE System Settings - (Personal Cron) KDE System settings > Task Scheduler.



Commandline:

kcmshell4 kcm_cron

As root (System Cron) can be edited with the command:

kdesudo kcmshell4 kcm_cron

More/Earlier: https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...Task-Schedular

[GreyGeek]

Wow. Things have changed from cron and crontab.
I'm getting too old to keep up.

[joneall]

[QUOTE=Rog132;364858]The Kcron can be launched from the KDE System Settings - (Personal Cron) KDE System settings > Task Scheduler.



Thanks, but I do not have the root version in system settings. Any idea why?

[vinnywright]

[QUOTE=joneall;364879]

The Kcron can be launched from the KDE System Settings - (Personal Cron) KDE System settings > Task Scheduler.



Thanks, but I do not have the root version in system settings. Any idea why?

you nead to go back to this thread (post#4)

https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...Task-Schedular

and see how he added it to the system settings

VINNY