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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "ntp" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install ntp on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall ntp on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ntp
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ntp package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ntp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.10
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NTP Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1583
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: adduser, lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), netbase, libc6 (>= 2.17), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libedit2 (>= 2.11-20080614), libopts25 (>= 1:5.18.7), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.1d)
Recommends: perl
Suggests: ntp-doc, apparmor (>= 2.1+1075-0ubuntu6)
Conflicts: apparmor (<< 2.3.1+1403-0ubuntu10), apparmor-profiles (<< 2.3.1+1403-0ubuntu10)
Breaks: dhcp3-client (<< 4.1.0-1)
Replaces: apparmor (<< 2.3.1+1403-0ubuntu10), apparmor-profiles (<< 2.3.1+1403-0ubuntu10)
Filename: pool/main/n/ntp/ntp_4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.10_amd64.deb
Size: 517370
MD5sum: a94a975f5f31e24b6bafbb603ad8c8ed
SHA1: b61e3d47c96c393200d78d8c252a6da4d6ee5dd8
SHA256: b81da4961b52d122046edefc62903e918ff8134ece2770f824edf5627adda9c7
SHA512: 570f7125dd3d334b0c9637b36bb637dec695da039a67ebe6e8c3021a2f3925060ffc849c819c26ca226cb60866fa4a2366727cf556c257660a1f6eaf0d53715c
Homepage: http://support.ntp.org/
Description-en: Network Time Protocol daemon and utility programs
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.
.
This package contains the NTP daemon and utility programs. An NTP
daemon needs to be running on each host that is to have its clock
accuracy controlled by NTP. The same NTP daemon is also used to
provide NTP service to other hosts.
.
For more information about the NTP protocol and NTP server
configuration and operation, install the package "ntp-doc".
Description-md5: 220487bd9eceed70fec6b929cb922fd3
Task: mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: ntp
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 1577
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NTP Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5
Replaces: apparmor (<< 2.3.1+1403-0ubuntu10), apparmor-profiles (<< 2.3.1+1403-0ubuntu10)
Depends: adduser, lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), netbase, libc6 (>= 2.17), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libedit2 (>= 2.11-20080614), libopts25 (>= 1:5.18.7), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Recommends: perl
Suggests: ntp-doc, apparmor (>= 2.1+1075-0ubuntu6)
Conflicts: apparmor (<< 2.3.1+1403-0ubuntu10), apparmor-profiles (<< 2.3.1+1403-0ubuntu10)
Breaks: dhcp3-client (<< 4.1.0-1)
Filename: pool/main/n/ntp/ntp_4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 518030
MD5sum: 51cc5b9737afaf73a50c1d5a896dd99a
SHA1: d2ff96e0f55ed5c82230bccd0f13a1e06f0c6d61
SHA256: 391995d3e3d025e0fd4d468f3a1fb2dd3e166bae991d070c5c8010d0908aba96
Description-en: Network Time Protocol daemon and utility programs
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.
.
This package contains the NTP daemon and utility programs. An NTP
daemon needs to be running on each host that is to have its clock
accuracy controlled by NTP. The same NTP daemon is also used to
provide NTP service to other hosts.
.
For more information about the NTP protocol and NTP server
configuration and operation, install the package "ntp-doc".
Description-md5: 220487bd9eceed70fec6b929cb922fd3
Homepage: http://support.ntp.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop