How to Install and Uninstall chrony Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "chrony" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install chrony on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall chrony on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                chrony
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the chrony package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: chrony
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.5.1-1ubuntu2
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Vincent Blut
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 533
Provides: time-daemon
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: adduser, iproute2, libcap2-bin (>= 1:2.32-1), ucf, libc6 (>= 2.29), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libedit2 (>= 2.11-20080614-0), libnettle8, libseccomp2 (>= 2.4.3-1~)
Suggests: dnsutils, networkd-dispatcher
Conflicts: time-daemon
Breaks: network-manager (<< 1.20.0-1~)
Replaces: time-daemon
Filename: pool/main/c/chrony/chrony_3.5.1-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 222644
MD5sum: 16f444c3638c660ff399fe13e0799561
SHA1: 02d686e1603a948e8238cea12ba5fc93a850ea26
SHA256: 22548ade6990d1478829bf44ea33edab793ae8bef660de1c602576bdd979d9fa
SHA512: 8bd439716bad643d204046513715ef19cb0788583227cd1fb91fce32be03e3eb83286bf4b2c27db5d4ddeb5bcbfe65fb4d82aec84c9f8937c602465a3e45a90d
Homepage: https://chrony.tuxfamily.org
Description-en: Versatile implementation of the Network Time Protocol
It consists of a pair of programs:
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chronyd: This is a daemon which runs in background on the system.
It obtains measurements (e.g. via the network) of the system's offset
relative to other systems and adjusts the system time accordingly. For
isolated systems, the user can periodically enter the correct time by
hand (using 'chronyc'). In either case 'chronyd' determines the rate
at which the computer gains or loses time, and compensates for this.
Chronyd implements the NTP protocol and can act as either a client or
a server.
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chronyc: This is a command-line driven control and monitoring program.
An administrator can use this to fine-tune various parameters within
the daemon, add or delete servers etc whilst the daemon is running.
Description-md5: f0bbbeab28dbc2e9fe201d3d79df8c96