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

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "ntpdate" package

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


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

This guide let you learn how to uninstall ntpdate on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ntpdate
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.10
Priority: optional
Section: net
Source: ntp
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NTP Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 169
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Depends: netbase, libc6 (>= 2.17), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.1d)
Breaks: dhcp3-client (<< 4.1.0-1)
Filename: pool/main/n/ntp/ntpdate_4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.10_amd64.deb
Size: 48688
MD5sum: 0427cfa84c49625622990c9a85b7551a
SHA1: d842a908b38fed12e647bd03765653d42b1fe8c1
SHA256: b317c5f38f7372834d92359b90c58bea9c4e1025e84d1e13533dcedbdc61efb0
SHA512: a4227bc4f7d90936f7e3b27938d48345366e4d3fe65bc33dccfe0e58defd4fb3c9f680addc30671c814acab1584892a434c04fe1ddae8163075981bc425f5a38
Homepage: http://support.ntp.org/
Description-en: client for setting system time from NTP servers
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.
.
ntpdate is a simple NTP client that sets a system's clock to match
the time obtained by communicating with one or more NTP servers. It
is not sufficient, however, for maintaining an accurate clock in the
long run. ntpdate by itself is useful for occasionally setting the
time on machines that do not have full-time network access, such as
laptops.
.
If the full NTP daemon from the package "ntp" is installed, then
ntpdate is not necessary.
Description-md5: bab945a5e62017056d52dca74ed20cda
Task: mail-server, ubuntu-touch
Supported: 5y

Package: ntpdate
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 168
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian NTP Team
Architecture: amd64
Source: ntp
Version: 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5
Depends: netbase, libc6 (>= 2.17), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Breaks: dhcp3-client (<< 4.1.0-1)
Filename: pool/main/n/ntp/ntpdate_4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 49360
MD5sum: fdb244c1636bcd98207a958ac51497ad
SHA1: 9d18e3b5ff4f1b93447e484386f72505d7f19c61
SHA256: 381f6badef00b970105ab3b806e645946ca723b86e6ef0a153308093108fed0d
Description-en: client for setting system time from NTP servers
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.
.
ntpdate is a simple NTP client that sets a system's clock to match
the time obtained by communicating with one or more NTP servers. It
is not sufficient, however, for maintaining an accurate clock in the
long run. ntpdate by itself is useful for occasionally setting the
time on machines that do not have full-time network access, such as
laptops.
.
If the full NTP daemon from the package "ntp" is installed, then
ntpdate is not necessary.
Description-md5: bab945a5e62017056d52dca74ed20cda
Homepage: http://support.ntp.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: mail-server, ubuntu-touch