How To Install tzdata on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is tzdata

tzdata is:

This package contains data required for the implementation of standard local time for many representative locations around the globe. It is updated periodically to reflect changes made by political bodies to time zone boundaries, UTC offsets, and daylight-saving rules.

There are three methods to install tzdata 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 tzdata Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tzdata

Install tzdata Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tzdata using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tzdata

Install tzdata 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 tzdata using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tzdata

How To Uninstall tzdata on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove tzdata

Uninstall tzdata And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tzdata

Remove tzdata Configurations and Data

To remove tzdata configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tzdata

Remove tzdata configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tzdata

Dependencies

tzdata have the following dependencies:

• debconf

References

• tzdata website

Summary

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