How to Install and Uninstall rdate Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "rdate" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install rdate on Kali Linux


    
        
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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 guidelines below to uninstall rdate on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

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)
Size: 17332
SHA256: 3d1239ee603ec2f55532634777517762176b88189376ee82c034f57842256e80
SHA1: 0104bff756096b37daa3a36fc1ab4d0e2c59a544
MD5sum: 9874287cdfbe476e6133a539548b76e3
Description: sets the system's date from a remote host with network time protocol
OpenRdate or openrdate or rdate displays and sets the local date and time from
the host name or address given as the argument. The time source may be an RFC
868 TCP protocol server, which is usually implemented as a built-in service of
inetd(8), or an RFC 5905 protocol SNTP/NTP server. By default, rdate uses the
RFC 868 TCP protocol.
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OpenRdate supports IPv4 and IPv6 protocols.
Description-md5:
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