How To Install systemd-timesyncd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-timesyncd on Kali Linux. systemd-timesyncd is minimalistic service to synchronize local time with NTP servers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install systemd-timesyncd on Kali Linux.

What is systemd-timesyncd

systemd-timesyncd is:

The package contains the systemd-timesyncd system service that may be used to synchronize the local system clock with a remote Network Time Protocol server.

There are three methods to install systemd-timesyncd 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 systemd-timesyncd Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install systemd-timesyncd using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install systemd-timesyncd

Install systemd-timesyncd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install systemd-timesyncd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install systemd-timesyncd

Install systemd-timesyncd 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 systemd-timesyncd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install systemd-timesyncd

How To Uninstall systemd-timesyncd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the systemd-timesyncd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove systemd-timesyncd

Uninstall systemd-timesyncd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall systemd-timesyncd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove systemd-timesyncd

Remove systemd-timesyncd Configurations and Data

To remove systemd-timesyncd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge systemd-timesyncd

Remove systemd-timesyncd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove systemd-timesyncd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge systemd-timesyncd

Dependencies

systemd-timesyncd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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