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    Setting up UTC time

    How would I go about setting up the clock to display UTC time instead of 12 or 24 hour local time?
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    Re: Setting up UTC time

    if you are using gnome, you can just right click on the clock in the taskbar, and click adjust date and time, and select UTC as the TimeZone, if you are not using gnome, there are other methods

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    Re: Setting up UTC time

    In Hardy I checked under time zones and there is no listing for UTC time. Where else can I go to have my time changed to UTC?
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    Re: Setting up UTC time

    you can go to /etc/default/ and edit the file rcS by changing the line UTC=no to UTC=yes. Then invoke tzconfig, which will ask if you want to change the time zone. On getting the answer "y" it will ask you to choose from among geographical regions 1) through 11) or "12) None of the above." Answer 12, then select either UTC or Zulu.

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    Re: Setting up UTC time

    I can't seem to find tzconfig. where is it located so I can run it?
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    Re: Setting up UTC time

    Quote Originally Posted by alienexplorers View Post
    I can't seem to find tzconfig. where is it located so I can run it?
    you may have to install tzconfig first... (tzdata is the package name iirc)

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