How to Install and Uninstall tzdata Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 03,2024

1. Install "tzdata" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install tzdata on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall tzdata on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                tzdata
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the tzdata package on Kali Linux

Package: tzdata
Version: 2024a-1
Installed-Size: 1378
Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Architecture: all
Replaces: tzdata-legacy (= 2023c-8), tzdata-legacy (= 2023c-9)
Provides: tzdata-trixie
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Breaks: tzdata-legacy (= 2023c-8), tzdata-legacy (= 2023c-9)
Size: 254992
SHA256: 01dca5741604b1f7c8868f19bb902c139726364b74fa6ae20910d1da736dac06
SHA1: 68b64acd9407ec97b7d2b32e98ad1d2abcc8d2f2
MD5sum: ae774375cac99ad5ab9a9463e5fcef5e
Description: time zone and daylight-saving time data
This package contains data required for the implementation of
standard local time for many representative locations around the
globe. It is updated periodically to reflect changes made by
political bodies to time zone boundaries, UTC offsets, and
daylight-saving rules.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://www.iana.org/time-zones
Tag: role::app-data, use::timekeeping
Section: localization
Priority: required
Filename: pool/main/t/tzdata/tzdata_2024a-1_all.deb