[Bug 1577141] [NEW] shouldn't depend on cron

[Jérôme]

Public bug reported:

For most desktop users, their computer doesn't run more than 1 day. Thus
cron can be uninstalled and anacron ensures on next startup that it will
perform the tasks which had past schedule dates.

The cron task is only in /etc/cron.daily could be processed by anacron.
Thus the popularity-contest package shouldn't depend on cron (but maybe
on [cron or anacron]).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: popularity-contest 1.64ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: LXDE
Date: Sun May  1 13:37:11 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-29 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release i386 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: popularity-contest
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: popularity-contest (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 xenial

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Title:
  shouldn't depend on cron

Status in popularity-contest package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  For most desktop users, their computer doesn't run more than 1 day.
  Thus cron can be uninstalled and anacron ensures on next startup that
  it will perform the tasks which had past schedule dates.

  The cron task is only in /etc/cron.daily could be processed by
  anacron. Thus the popularity-contest package shouldn't depend on cron
  (but maybe on [cron or anacron]).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: popularity-contest 1.64ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDesktop: LXDE
  Date: Sun May  1 13:37:11 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-29 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release i386 (20160420.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: popularity-contest
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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