How to Install and Uninstall ntpdate Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "ntpdate" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install ntpdate on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall ntpdate on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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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 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: ntpdate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu6
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 (>= 2.33), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.0)
Filename: pool/universe/n/ntp/ntpdate_4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu6_amd64.deb
Size: 52240
MD5sum: c4ae4c0fc26469b2f61a941365560963
SHA1: c6ef8f678c3c3219934eec50e22d93562687c388
SHA256: 9ad8ffc68f7c4aa5389daa3a96a8cac0865a8d75156e6273e5b3e7ba82f4306c
SHA512: 5aaead7396c140baf6e8ddafeac8eda83e1fa301798c6c83646f9418c797668860c10e910c60c1394fd46800d6a39af6ae1120e7ccf8f4f559e4bece42d5256e
Homepage: http://support.ntp.org/
Description-en: client for setting system time from NTP servers (deprecated)
NTP, the Network Time Protocol, is used to keep computer clocks
accurate by synchronizing them over the Internet or a local network,
or by following an accurate hardware receiver that interprets GPS,
DCF-77, NIST or similar time signals.
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ntpdate is deprecated. Please use sntp instead for manual or scripted
NTP queries/syncs.
Description-md5: 130a5677fa1358ddd81dff4fc2738d51