bcron software package provides Bruces cron system (programs), you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install bcron
bcron is installed in your system.
Make ensure the bcron package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep bcron *
You will get with bcron package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus |
| Section | Administration Utilities |
| Package | bcron |
| Version | 0.10-3 |
| Description | Bruces cron system (programs) |
| Sub Section | admin |