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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "ntpdate" package

Please follow the guidance below to install ntpdate on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install ntpdate

2. Uninstall "ntpdate" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall ntpdate on Debian 12 (Bookworm):

$ sudo apt remove ntpdate $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the ntpdate package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: ntpdate
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-ntpdate
Description: Network Time Protocol client (transitional package)
Description-md5: 70a63a2d48deb3b01421dfbf30350dcc
Homepage: https://www.ntpsec.org
Tag: admin::configuring, interface::commandline, network::client,
protocol::TODO, protocol::ip, protocol::udp, role::program,
use::timekeeping
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/n/ntpsec/ntpdate_4.2.8p15+dfsg-2~1.2.2+dfsg1-1+deb12u1_all.deb
Size: 22000
MD5sum: 0d1030a0059c652bee25c9498ce84fe1
SHA256: f900f936a23c2a28cf43099fb6037ce7b1e18b2581b4f2ced0fb53a5a87cbe35