Time not updated when daylight savings switch made
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu |
Expired
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: tzdata
March 11, 2007, edgy did not update my clock.
I had installed the edgy updates and i do find Adept Manager listing the tzdata_
I am using Dell Inspiron 5160, dual booting with XP.
$ sudo dpkg -s tzdata
Package: tzdata
Status: install ok installed
Priority: required
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 5728
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <email address hidden>
Architecture: all
Version: 2007b-0ubuntu0.6.10
Replaces: libc0.1, libc0.3, libc6, libc6.1, locales
Description: Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data
This package contains data that represent the history of 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
Original-
$ sudo zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2007
/etc/localtime Sun Mar 11 06:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Mar 11 01:59:59 2007 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=-18000
/etc/localtime Sun Mar 11 07:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Mar 11 03:00:00 2007 EDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-14400
/etc/localtime Sun Nov 4 05:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Nov 4 01:59:59 2007 EDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-14400
/etc/localtime Sun Nov 4 06:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Nov 4 01:00:00 2007 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=-18000
$
Changed in tzdata: | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in tzdata (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → job (jeppekdahl) |
6.10 has not applied DST.
AMD desktop running a generic & updated Ubuntu. Dual boots w98, but w98 has not been booted recently.
Ubuntu Forums has several similar reports, but no pattern has emerged: some machines applied DST, some didn't.
$ sudo dpkg -s tzdata Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers <email address hidden>
Password:
Package: tzdata
Status: install ok installed
Priority: required
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 5728
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers <email address hidden>
Architecture: all
Version: 2007b-0ubuntu0.6.10
Replaces: libc0.1, libc0.3, libc6, libc6.1, locales
Description: Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data
This package contains data that represent the history of 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
Original-
$ sudo zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2007
/etc/localtime Sun Mar 11 09:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Mar 11 01:59:59 2007 PST isdst=0 gmtoff=-28800
/etc/localtime Sun Mar 11 10:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Mar 11 03:00:00 2007 PDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-25200
/etc/localtime Sun Nov 4 08:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Nov 4 01:59:59 2007 PDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-25200
/etc/localtime Sun Nov 4 09:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Nov 4 01:00:00 2007 PST isdst=0 gmtoff=-28800