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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "tzdata" package

Learn how to install tzdata on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall tzdata on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: tzdata
Architecture: all
Version: 2021a-0ubuntu0.16.04
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: required
Section: libs
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2800
Provides: tzdata-stretch
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Replaces: libc0.1, libc0.3, libc6, libc6.1
Filename: pool/main/t/tzdata/tzdata_2021a-0ubuntu0.16.04_all.deb
Size: 166538
MD5sum: 2442b604aed2e8c3dab58fab6e9c35df
SHA1: 6c2a734aea21a728927b5b0fad1d9b9bdde112c2
SHA256: 333569134e051f1d80e6f01140cfd54f760815c428dbdc2cabc57ead9e32cb1b
SHA512: 1a1242816157be5681a9f6164b43173399ce430546342eefbdd6919c3644774b2410eae30f0426837da95bdd618321e8d2885220c0cf18152b591dae6ddd15e2
Homepage: http://www.iana.org/time-zones
Description-en: time zone and daylight-saving time data
This package contains data required for the implementation of
standard local time for many representative locations around the
globe. It is updated periodically to reflect changes made by
political bodies to time zone boundaries, UTC offsets, and
daylight-saving rules.
Description-md5: a77a3cc9a67658dd7cfdc6547391b8f8
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y

Package: tzdata
Priority: required
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 2769
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 2016d-0ubuntu0.16.04
Replaces: libc0.1, libc0.3, libc6, libc6.1
Provides: tzdata-stretch
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/main/t/tzdata/tzdata_2016d-0ubuntu0.16.04_all.deb
Size: 168074
MD5sum: 9cb16825b48431444a3f8e4416261ba5
SHA1: 8ed97e25a0a5f53941be0059f6ee014bb28e4e32
SHA256: 93379d5a0b92f89b7c806f81f73ff6cfe9cfb6b6eb45294732d6fe8a4799dca8
Description-en: time zone and daylight-saving time data
This package contains data required for the implementation of
standard local time for many representative locations around the
globe. It is updated periodically to reflect changes made by
political bodies to time zone boundaries, UTC offsets, and
daylight-saving rules.
Description-md5: a77a3cc9a67658dd7cfdc6547391b8f8
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.iana.org/time-zones
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: minimal