How to Install and Uninstall tzdata Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "tzdata" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install tzdata on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall tzdata on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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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 Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: tzdata
Architecture: all
Version: 2024a-0ubuntu0.22.04
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3900
Provides: tzdata-bookworm
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/main/t/tzdata/tzdata_2024a-0ubuntu0.22.04_all.deb
Size: 348398
MD5sum: bde895004e2cc1c0f96f73306df24632
SHA1: f5d5a0a35dbabf64bb8a2727c0d032249f667b15
SHA256: edfae0288893d6f9ada5e15ae5522a23bc2f996973195930b4d9197683632a81
SHA512: b32286754f61e612b8a02cfd227b923868f64221243932b2c35ddefe5dd5d04b9674509232eac988ea3902118ce974f845f91319ff420168c788e957bc233c34
Homepage: https://www.iana.org/time-zones
Description: time zone and daylight-saving time data
Description-md5: a77a3cc9a67658dd7cfdc6547391b8f8
Task: minimal, server-minimal

Package: tzdata
Architecture: all
Version: 2022a-0ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: important
Section: libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3833
Provides: tzdata-bookworm
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/main/t/tzdata/tzdata_2022a-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 341888
MD5sum: 0cf581dee28f0f89c9e8d2740f8d259b
SHA1: 700321cc3ff7d44a0c8bf3eea61288e40c97bda6
SHA256: 1fca96a6f5173fa7e448c85b1daae713a7a5e8d2401d189616a20d0d7a807c1d
SHA512: b8de2a11ae718b820176f6b6a8bb859cc72ad749c134b318f7967ce828770c8192bf6327c01f77799c456ae561cfe1087b1bff64681039f5309d31a7131e8208
Homepage: https://www.iana.org/time-zones
Description: time zone and daylight-saving time data
Description-md5: a77a3cc9a67658dd7cfdc6547391b8f8
Task: minimal, server-minimal