How To Install tzdata on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tzdata on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 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 tzdata using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tzdata
How To Uninstall tzdata on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tzdata
Remove tzdata Configurations and Data
To remove tzdata configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tzdata package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
