How to Install and Uninstall rdate Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "rdate" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install rdate on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall rdate on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: rdate
Version: 1:1.10-4
Installed-Size: 53
Maintainer: Thiago Andrade Marques
Architecture: amd64
Replaces: netstd
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libc6 (>= 2.15)
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_1.10-4_amd64.deb
Size: 18984
MD5sum: b93f45205a17ff1a59fc575b02603b9a
SHA256: 4eb4c9331713a6b24f3b83352ed0261d53ace6d4ac1381f6e6876c4d0365057d