How to Install and Uninstall rdate Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "rdate" package

Please follow the guidance below to install rdate on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rdate
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "rdate" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall rdate on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rdate
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the rdate package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: rdate
Version: 1:1.2-6
Installed-Size: 33
Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: netstd
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libc6 (>= 2.15)
Description: sets the system's date from a remote host
Description-md5: 49b1aaad184ecba2aad3b1f84ba645a6
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/openrdate/
Tag: interface::commandline, network::client, network::service,
role::program, use::timekeeping
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/rdate/rdate_1.2-6_amd64.deb
Size: 15374
MD5sum: c45cc34e12b417a5abfe7e3cd7713c89
SHA256: 4d6c4b98e32bdb94dbb76571b3a200d2ee552d2c37b3d3b921eddef93264fa9a