If you’re like most people, your computer’s clock is probably set to the time zone where you live. But what if you want to use your computer in another time zone? Or what if you want to keep track of the time while traveling? There are a few different ways to sync your computer’s clock with internet time servers. The easiest way is to use a program like NTP (Network Time Protocol). NTP is a free program that runs on all kinds of computers, including Ubuntu 10.04. To use NTP, open a terminal window and type ntpdate -u pool.ntp.org . This will connect to the pool.ntp.org server and ask it for the current time. (You can also type ntpdate -v , which will show more information about the connection.) If you’re using Ubuntu 10.04, there’s an easy way to set your clock using System Settings . Open System Settings by clicking on the System icon in the top left corner of your screen, and then click on Date & Time . Under “Date & Time” click on “Time Zone.” In the “Time Zone” window, under “Date & Time” click on “Set Current Time.” You’ll now see a list of time zones that you can select from. Select your time zone from this list, and then click on OK . Your computer’s clock will now be set to this new time zone! ..
Note: We’ve previously written about how to do this in an older version of Ubuntu, but that method doesn’t work anymore.
Sync the Clock with Internet Time Servers
You’ll need to start off with Administration –> Time and Date.
Then use the Click to make changes button to enable the window.
Then change Configuration from Manual to Keep synchronized with Internet servers.
At this point you’ll probably be prompted to install NTP support, and asked for your password again, which is annoying.
At this point the window will change, and you can select the time servers you want to use—make sure that you set your Time zone properly here.
That’s all there is to it! You now have internet time up and running on your Ubuntu box.
