How To Install adjtimex on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install adjtimex on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove adjtimex

Remove adjtimex Configurations and Data

To remove adjtimex configuration and data from Kali Linux 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

Dependencies

adjtimex have the following dependencies:

• lsb-base
• debconf
• libc6

References

• adjtimex website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install adjtimex package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.