How to Install and Uninstall ntpdate Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "ntpdate" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install ntpdate on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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 steps below to uninstall ntpdate on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: ntpdate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1
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: 174
Depends: netbase, libc6 (>= 2.17), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Filename: pool/universe/n/ntp/ntpdate_4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Size: 48808
MD5sum: b021c37445420ed2ffb14af36a090487
SHA1: 7eab3196d17bfa6275fe4679fdf8445922e86f2c
SHA256: 3a0648349d0e593b11d61864444ff23f9036539246e3ad2c94f5c2297dfd9667
SHA512: 51b8af514c559f88f4caa20ab5b6fc94b2cb4e9a5a94a1fdf91e307b31ec30abf3dc72d3e9204db7264aaf93f2d9a8d17745578a37caa1aea9f50fd69d985e80
Homepage: http://support.ntp.org/
Description: client for setting system time from NTP servers (deprecated)
Description-md5: 130a5677fa1358ddd81dff4fc2738d51

Package: ntpdate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4
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: 174
Depends: netbase, libc6 (>= 2.17), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Filename: pool/universe/n/ntp/ntpdate_4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 48992
MD5sum: eb3ca6781fca5f5111ed854488e364ae
SHA1: 68d3ce68edc3419d28f7ac9045b4985f2acb1472
SHA256: 7798afb0dd40ec346e433508aead1b5d2d181763f6b4aa5b428d9da77b528efd
Homepage: http://support.ntp.org/
Description: client for setting system time from NTP servers (deprecated)
Description-md5: 130a5677fa1358ddd81dff4fc2738d51