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cron: suggest to use specific cron services instead of the crond
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[fcron](http://fcron.free.fr/) and more.
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Once you have chosen and installed an implementation,
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[enable](./services/index.md#enabling-services) the `crond` service, which is a
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symlink to the actual service (e.g. `dcron`). If you install several
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implementations, you can choose which one to use via
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[xbps-alternatives(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/xbps-alternatives.1); this will
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alter the `crond` symlink appropriately. Implementation documentation will be
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available in [crond(8)](https://man.voidlinux.org/crond.8).
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[enable](./services/index.md#enabling-services) the corresponding service. There
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is also a generic `crond` service which is maintained by the alternatives
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system, but there is no real benefit in using it and just makes your setup
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harder to follow.
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As an alternative to the standard cron implementations, you can use
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[snooze(1)](https://man.voidlinux.org/snooze.1) together with the

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