Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install adjtimex on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is adjtimex
adjtimex is:
This package provides a utility to manipulate the kernel time
variables. For a machine connected to the Internet, or equipped with
a precision oscillator or radio clock, the best way to keep the
system clock accurate is using NTP (Network Time Protocol). However,
for a standalone or intermittently connected machine, you may use
adjtimex instead to at least correct for systematic drift. It can
optionally adjust the system clock using the CMOS clock as a
reference, and can log times for long-term estimation of drift rates.
There are three methods to install adjtimex on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install adjtimex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install adjtimex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install adjtimex
Install adjtimex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install adjtimex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install adjtimex
Install adjtimex Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install adjtimex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install adjtimex
How To Uninstall adjtimex on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the adjtimex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove adjtimex
Uninstall adjtimex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall adjtimex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove adjtimex
Remove adjtimex Configurations and Data
To remove adjtimex configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge adjtimex
Remove adjtimex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove adjtimex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge adjtimex
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install adjtimex package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
