How to Install and Uninstall fake-hwclock Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "fake-hwclock" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install fake-hwclock on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fake-hwclock
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fake-hwclock" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall fake-hwclock on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fake-hwclock
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fake-hwclock package on Kali Linux

Package: fake-hwclock
Version: 0.13
Installed-Size: 46
Maintainer: Steve McIntyre <[email protected]>
Architecture: all
Suggests: cron | cron-daemon, ntp
Size: 7096
SHA256: 75b34c5799f6489c2f346e80950719bdd9d36b1361b1ad47f239feef24e37c8e
SHA1: ba1b1b843eaf35aff8d8aa5cf3b0f1486667d942
MD5sum: 9686ebcbcc12b84a652c003cd2c9acce
Description: Save/restore system clock on machines without working RTC hardware
Some machines don't have a working realtime clock (RTC) unit, or no
driver for the hardware that does exist. fake-hwclock is a simple set
of scripts to save the kernel's current clock periodically (including
at shutdown) and restore it at boot so that the system clock keeps at
least close to realtime. This will stop some of the problems that may
be caused by a system believing it has travelled in time back to
1970, such as needing to perform filesystem checks at every boot.
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On top of this, use of NTP is still recommended to deal with the fake
clock "drifting" while the hardware is halted or rebooting.
Description-md5:
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/f/fake-hwclock/fake-hwclock_0.13_all.deb