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• Network Time Synchronization
• Timezone
• sdwdate
• sdwdate-gui
• Boot Clock Randomization
• Dev/sdwdate

Information about system timezone setting. How to change the System Timezone.

Installation Method Specific

• If Kicksecure is installed using ISO: Timezone can be configured during the ISO installer.
• If Kicksecure is installed using Distribution Morphing: Timezone is unchanged by Kicksecure. Same as set by user or installer.

Unspecific to Kicksecure

Since Kicksecure is based on Debian, changing the timezone will not differ from Debian. Therefore the user can also refer to any Debian specific documentation such as their TimeZoneChanges documentation.

System Timezone Setting versus User Timezone Setting

Note:

• A) System setting: System timezone as configured /etc/timezone / /etc/localtime is a "system setting".
• B) User setting: What (Xfce) graphical user interface clock widget is showing and its setting might be independent from the "system setting" since that is a "user setting".

Change System Timezone

For example, to change the timezone to UTC:

1. Open a terminal.

2. Run the following command.

sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

Figure: Configuring tzdata - region selection

3. Then select "None of the above".

4. Press Enter⏎ on "OK".

Figure: Configuring tzdata - timezone selection

5. Then select UTC.

6. Select "OK" and press Enter⏎.

7. Done.

The timezone should have changed now.

8. Timezone setting verification.

To check, run the following command.

sudo timedatectl

9. Review the output of timedatectl.

Should show something like this:

Figure: timedatectl sample output

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