How To Install adjtimex on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install adjtimex in Fedora 36. adjtimex is A utility for adjusting kernel time variables

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install adjtimex on Fedora 36.

What is `adjtimex`

Adjtimex provides raw access to kernel time variables. On standalone or intermittently connected machines, root can use adjtimex to correct for systematic drift. If your machine is connected to the Internet or is equipped with a precision oscillator or radio clock, you should instead manage the system clock with the xntpd program. Users can use adjtimex to view kernel time variables.

We can use yum or dnf to install adjtimex on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install adjtimex.

Install adjtimex on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install adjtimex using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install adjtimex

Install adjtimex on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install adjtimex using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install adjtimex

How To Uninstall adjtimex on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the adjtimex package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove adjtimex

adjtimex Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/13
/usr/lib/.build-id/13/116454d733896d4650120a948c88cd17d76950
/usr/sbin/adjtimex
/usr/share/doc/adjtimex
/usr/share/doc/adjtimex/COPYRIGHT
/usr/share/doc/adjtimex/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/adjtimex/README
/usr/share/licenses/adjtimex
/usr/share/licenses/adjtimex/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man8/adjtimex.8.gz

References

adjtimex website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install adjtimex on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).