How to change timezone in Debian Linux

Tuesday, 7th September 2010

Finally I did it through a terminal with tzdata package reconfiguration interface.

I’ve succesfully change my Linux timezone issuing the command:

debian-linux:~# dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

Afterwards all I had to do is navigate through the menus and select my desired country where I abide as well as the Country capital.

To finalize the clock changes and tune it in accordance with the time zone changes I had to also execute the command:

debian-linux:~# ntpdate time.nist.gov &

Now your clock in the left upper gnome corner will again start showing up the correct time.

You are abou to get some feedback similar to from the above command:

Current default time zone: 'Europe/Amsterdam'
Local time is now: Mon Sep 6 18:48:47 CEST 2010.
Universal Time is now: Mon Sep 6 16:48:47 UTC 2010.

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  1. ThorstenS says:
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    When you have configured /etc/default/ntpdate then ntpdate-debian is sufficient for time setting.

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