How to Install and Uninstall chrony Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "chrony" package

Learn how to install chrony on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall chrony on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: chrony
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.0-5ubuntu3
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Vincent Blut
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 601
Provides: time-daemon
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: adduser, iproute2, libcap2-bin (>= 1:2.32-1), tzdata, ucf, libc6 (>= 2.33), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libedit2 (>= 2.11-20080614-0), libgnutls30 (>= 3.7.0), 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_4.0-5ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 264880
MD5sum: b70b97f8825706324409a9044d2fe06d
SHA1: f5c3ee8ab3dbf7d1d585c6f2f52621b897c9660c
SHA256: 4d6d67eb2550646965d032d544c361ff2113347f20b13fb8e57692d74ddc4f54
SHA512: 444e52fbb336852d06050d4b9f5e6e21f9ada6ccb94ab2bd4e120dd22f0e1e3c9940454489e9eba51490d69a793e7e707890bfa717d80c976045ea251e33e1b8
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