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After installing 13.2.0 on a XO-1.5, the clock was set with: |
After installing 13.2.0 on a XO-1.5, the clock was set with: |
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sudo date --set="2013-10-17 7:10" |
sudo date --set="2013-10-17 7:10" |
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All appears well except that Gnome displays UTC rather than local time. The offset from Greenwich shown by the location under the calendar is right. How can local time be specified? |
All appears well except that Gnome displays UTC rather than local time. The offset from Greenwich shown by the location under the calendar is right. How can local time be specified? --[[User:Peasthope|Peasthope]] 15:45, 17 October 2013 (UTC) |
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:To set the time zone, start Terminal, paste this: |
:To set the time zone, start Terminal, paste this: |
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:<pre>sudo yum install -y system-config-date</pre> |
:<pre>sudo yum install -y system-config-date</pre> |
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:then in the Gnome menu select ''Applications'' -> ''Other'' -> ''System-Config-Date (Set Date & Time)'', select the ''Time Zone'' tab, select the city, click ''OK'', see Gnome clock change, click ''Cancel''. |
:then in the Gnome menu select ''Applications'' -> ''Other'' -> ''System-Config-Date (Set Date & Time)'', select the ''Time Zone'' tab, select the city, click ''OK'', see the Gnome clock change, click ''Cancel''. |
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:Leave ''System clock uses UTC'' set. |
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:Alternatively, identify and copy an appropriate timezone file from {{Code|/usr/share/zoneinfo}} to {{Code|/etc/localtime}}: |
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:<pre>sudo cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Iceland /etc/localtime</pre> |
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:Using {{Code|date}} is slow and cumbersome. To set the time more easily, start Terminal, paste this: |
:Using {{Code|date}} is slow and cumbersome. To set the time more easily, start Terminal, paste this: |
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:<pre>sudo yum install -y ntpdate && sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org</pre> |
:<pre>sudo yum install -y ntpdate && sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org</pre> |
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:Your other question was moved to [[Talk:Releases]]. --[[User:Quozl|Quozl]] 02:54, 18 October 2013 (UTC) |
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:Background: [[13.2.0]] is based on Fedora 18. Fedora 18 is usually [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/18/html/Installation_Quick_Start_Guide/s1-timezone-x86.html configured at install time] for timezone. The default timezone on 13.2.0 is UTC. This has no effect on Sugar, because only relative times are displayed. For Gnome, you can configure Fedora to use a different timezone. We have not included the graphical tool for doing so, but you can either install ''system-config-date'' or use shell actions with the same effect: copy the appropriate timezone file from /usr/share/zoneinfo to /etc/localtime and then check the time again. See also [http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+set+time+zone+on+Fedora%3F How to set time zone on Fedora /etc/localtime]. Your other question was moved to [[Talk:Releases]]. --[[User:Quozl|Quozl]] 01:58, 18 October 2013 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 02:54, 18 October 2013
Clock
After installing 13.2.0 on a XO-1.5, the clock was set with:
sudo date --set="2013-10-17 7:10"
All appears well except that Gnome displays UTC rather than local time. The offset from Greenwich shown by the location under the calendar is right. How can local time be specified? --Peasthope 15:45, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
- To set the time zone, start Terminal, paste this:
sudo yum install -y system-config-date
- then in the Gnome menu select Applications -> Other -> System-Config-Date (Set Date & Time), select the Time Zone tab, select the city, click OK, see the Gnome clock change, click Cancel.
- Leave System clock uses UTC set.
- Alternatively, identify and copy an appropriate timezone file from /usr/share/zoneinfo to /etc/localtime:
sudo cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Iceland /etc/localtime
- Using date is slow and cumbersome. To set the time more easily, start Terminal, paste this:
sudo yum install -y ntpdate && sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org
- Your other question was moved to Talk:Releases. --Quozl 02:54, 18 October 2013 (UTC)