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2 April 2024 1:13 pm
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For anyone having problems with the clock on their computer following the clocks going forward on Saturday, check which timezone you have set; # timedatectl Local time: Tue 2024-04-02 12:06:00 UTC Universal time:...

For anyone having problems with the clock on their computer following the clocks going forward on Saturday, check which timezone you have set;

# timedatectl 
               Local time: Tue 2024-04-02 12:06:00 UTC
           Universal time: Tue 2024-04-02 12:06:00 UTC
                 RTC time: n/a
                Time zone: Etc/UTC (UTC, +0000)
System clock synchronized: yes
              NTP service: inactive
          RTC in local TZ: no

If as in this example it’s showing UTC, your clock will be an hour our. To fix this, change your timezone to BST;

# timedatectl set-timezone Europe/London
# timedatectl 
               Local time: Tue 2024-04-02 13:11:35 BST
           Universal time: Tue 2024-04-02 12:11:35 UTC
                 RTC time: n/a
                Time zone: Europe/London (BST, +0100)
System clock synchronized: yes
              NTP service: inactive
          RTC in local TZ: no

Ans that should put things right.
Typically not an issue for desktop machines as they tend to let you choose your timezone as a part of the installation and setup procedure. If on the other hand you’re running a machine of virtual machine with a text console and a minimum install, it could well have defaulted to UTC (aka GMT).

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