How to Install and Uninstall ntp Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the ntp on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "ntp" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ntp on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ntp
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ntp" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall ntp on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ntp package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ntp
Source: ntpsec (1.2.2+dfsg1-1+deb12u1)
Version: 1:4.2.8p15+dfsg-2~1.2.2+dfsg1-1+deb12u1
Installed-Size: 62
Maintainer: Richard Laager
Architecture: all
Depends: ntpsec
Description: Network Time Protocol daemon/utilities (transitional package)
Description-md5: 478df64ab7ec53f98fde4b6609b69b9c
Homepage: https://www.ntpsec.org
Tag: admin::benchmarking, admin::configuring, implemented-in::c,
interface::commandline, interface::daemon, network::server,
network::service, protocol::TODO, role::program, scope::utility,
use::monitor, use::timekeeping
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/ntpsec/ntp_4.2.8p15+dfsg-2~1.2.2+dfsg1-1+deb12u1_all.deb
Size: 22008
MD5sum: dc35c5051911da1cd8a0b1e2348017db
SHA256: 181b9fc2a0df2ea97b71e23142689aa3fe7df1a95503ee66459d6fd8402623f4