How to Install and Uninstall rdate.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: February 06,2025

1. Install "rdate.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install rdate.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                rdate.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rdate.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall rdate.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                rdate.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rdate.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

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Available Packages
Name : rdate
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.4
Release : 25.amzn2.0.1
Size : 19 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Tool for getting the date/time from a remote machine
URL : ftp://people.redhat.com/sopwith/
License : GPLv2+
Description : The rdate utility retrieves the date and time from another machine
: on your network, using the protocol described in RFC 868. If you
: run rdate as root, it will set your machine's local time to the
: time of the machine that you queried.