How to Install and Uninstall htpdate Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "htpdate" package

This tutorial shows how to install htpdate on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                htpdate
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "htpdate" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall htpdate on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                htpdate
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the htpdate package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: htpdate
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 48
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.3-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4)
Filename: pool/universe/h/htpdate/htpdate_1.1.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 13540
MD5sum: 01acf1f76b4901511cceaae628c16cbe
SHA1: aebdadcab5303551f50eb0ee7cac07980674bb28
SHA256: 564ae9df2db17ab317f9b0b4175adae98ffd70926130b1273b15f4a1e34add15
Description-en: HTTP based time synchronization tool
The HTTP Time Protocol (HTP) is used to synchronize a computer's time with
web servers as reference time source. This program can be used instead
ntpdate or similar, in networks that has a firewall blocking the NTP port.
.
Htpdate will synchronize the computer time to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT),
using the timestamps from HTTP headers found in web servers response (the
HEAD method will be used to get the information).
.
Htpdate works through proxy servers. Accuracy of htpdate will be usually
within 0.5 seconds (better with multiple servers).
Description-md5: 591296bd6b016838243fcf058ec7d163
Homepage: http://www.vervest.org/htp
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu