How to Install and Uninstall fake-hwclock Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: January 31,2025

1. Install "fake-hwclock" package

Please follow the instructions below to install fake-hwclock on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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

Learn how to uninstall fake-hwclock on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: fake-hwclock
Architecture: all
Version: 0.13
Priority: extra
Section: universe/admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Steve McIntyre <[email protected]>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 46
Suggests: cron | cron-daemon, ntp
Filename: pool/universe/f/fake-hwclock/fake-hwclock_0.13_all.deb
Size: 7148
MD5sum: f3a5074868a1ae0bea29132b91eef022
SHA1: 8eaabff0b0880bf5b552bf8b8719399f88a175c6
SHA256: 779ee58f743f7c0fec47d1f3b197c1bc2011f7e445fe1a0026e0d4968074db12
SHA512: 56cf6800f452ab8290e84c056ad1be3e0411422a3cf7188a86c1dbb829f3e12436f635b8119e8994ae34b65cf192b9210bd39bd233fd89c9add09de597b3aeb8
Description: Save/restore system clock on machines without working RTC hardware
Description-md5: ac2c87ffee999d93855a0d038bd06be6