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

Last updated: May 12,2024

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

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "rdate" package

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


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall rdate on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


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

Package: rdate
Version: 1:1.11-3
Installed-Size: 48
Maintainer: Thiago Andrade Marques
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: netstd
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libc6 (>= 2.34)
Description: sets the system's date from a remote host with network time protocol
Description-md5: 673697444ab8760cb58945c4651927a1
Homepage: https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/openrdate
Tag: interface::commandline, network::client, network::service,
role::program, use::timekeeping
Section: net
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/rdate/rdate_1.11-3_amd64.deb
Size: 17332
MD5sum: 9874287cdfbe476e6133a539548b76e3
SHA256: 3d1239ee603ec2f55532634777517762176b88189376ee82c034f57842256e80