How to Install and Uninstall ntpdate Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "ntpdate" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ntpdate on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ntpdate on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ntpdate
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ntpdate package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: ntpdate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu7.3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: ntp
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NTP Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 179
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: netbase, libc6 (>= 2.17), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Breaks: dhcp3-client (<< 4.1.0-1)
Filename: pool/universe/n/ntp/ntpdate_4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu7.3_amd64.deb
Size: 51320
MD5sum: 24e195d64b26327111469440524a5c3f
SHA1: 60a6c77fffd337435cd7e32d374329df60f6e7d6
SHA256: 7c0135b56117b7037a1ae0d3fc250a536ccfba8ee981ed1061f307228abcfa52
SHA512: a1e0b04e1f1beb718d569232c333854702ea6c8b14d151d4252da23d7e8015e693111607058e241ae9a106d0848762afa098ac2b347b693ac8a9654973b8a80d
Homepage: http://support.ntp.org/
Description: client for setting system time from NTP servers
Description-md5: bab945a5e62017056d52dca74ed20cda

Package: ntpdate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu7
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Source: ntp
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NTP Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 179
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: netbase, libc6 (>= 2.17), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Breaks: dhcp3-client (<< 4.1.0-1)
Filename: pool/universe/n/ntp/ntpdate_4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu7_amd64.deb
Size: 51560
MD5sum: c9fd41232e301ec072dda81d3697cf97
SHA1: e72ae765e6c8f9850df6e40e304496142d96e93d
SHA256: 659f666bf38be044ebcafaa44b475e58ac7ebc7097a5a06233e23f726a102588
Homepage: http://support.ntp.org/
Description: client for setting system time from NTP servers
Description-md5: bab945a5e62017056d52dca74ed20cda