How to Change TimeZone on Debian 12
In this wiki article, we will learn how to change the TimeZone in Debian 12 using the timedatectl
command.
Check your current TimeZone
To get detailed information on your Debian date, time, and timezone you use the timedatectl command.
timedatectl
Output:
root@vps:~# timedatectl
Local time: Mon 2023-06-12 21:33:10 UTC
Universal time: Mon 2023-06-12 21:33:10 UTC
RTC time: Mon 2023-06-12 21:33:11
Time zone: Etc/UTC (UTC, +0000)
System clock synchronized: yes
NTP service: active
RTC in local TZ: no
root@vps:~#
The system’s timezone is also written to the /etc/timezone file.
cat /etc/timezone
Output:
root@vps:~# cat /etc/timezone
Etc/UTC
root@vps:~#
Listing TimeZones
Using timedatectl
command to list TimeZones,
timedatectl list-timezones
Output:
root@vps:~# timedatectl list-timezones
Africa/Abidjan
Africa/Accra
Africa/Addis_Ababa
Africa/Algiers
Africa/Asmara
Africa/Asmera
Africa/Bamako
Africa/Bangui
Africa/Banjul
Africa/Bissau
Africa/Blantyre
....
Set your Preferred TimeZone
Once you have the list of timezones, you can set the one you prefer.
timedatectl set-timezone your_time_zone
Example:
root@vps:~# timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York
Replace
America/New_York
with your actual TimeZone
To confirm your changes were applied by running the timedatactl command.
timedatectl
Output:
root@vps:~# timedatectl
Local time: Mon 2023-06-12 17:45:41 EDT
Universal time: Mon 2023-06-12 21:45:41 UTC
RTC time: Mon 2023-06-12 21:45:42
Time zone: America/New_York (EDT, -0400)
System clock synchronized: yes
NTP service: active
RTC in local TZ: no
root@vps:~#
Done!
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