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

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "rdate" package

Please follow the guidance below to install rdate on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall rdate on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: rdate
Priority: optional
Section: net
Installed-Size: 68
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:1.2-6
Replaces: netstd
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libc6 (>= 2.15)
Filename: pool/main/r/rdate/rdate_1.2-6_amd64.deb
Size: 14182
MD5sum: 8eb634e7b0a906cdc8cce1c6ad9fad80
SHA1: 50d63655bcb1c875a7d0ffb0d6f9d74261abb16f
SHA256: 695ce5ae133fef0798afc1c7c8f5ef9c11f97ce91a007bb1d78cc249987a120f
Description-en: sets the system's date from a remote host
rdate displays and sets the local date and time from the host name
or address given as the argument. The time source may be an RFC 868
TCP protocol server, which is usually implemented as a built-in
service of inetd(8), or an RFC 2030 protocol SNTP/NTP server. By
default, rdate uses the RFC 868 TCP protocol.
Description-md5: 49b1aaad184ecba2aad3b1f84ba645a6
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/openrdate/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-live, ubuntu-usb-live, kubuntu-live, edubuntu-live, edubuntu-usb-live, xubuntu-live, mythbuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntu-gnome-live, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live