Installer should not ask about UTC if it has a net connection

[Stuart Langridge]

If Ubuntu is being installed using a network connection, where it can see the
internet, then it should not ask whether the hardware clock is set to UTC: it
should find out the time from an NTP server and decide for itself.

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

Interesting idea. I don't think it can be made very reliable, however, since
the system's hardware clock could be wrong.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

*** Bug 24870 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Lionel Dricot (ploum-deactivatedaccount)]

Is this bug still relevant ? (I don't really understand because you have anyway to give your timezone).

Is it confirmed or wontfix or already fixed ?

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

> I don't really understand because you have anyway to give your timezone

Most people are able to tell in which timezone they are, but a lot of people don't understand the "UTC" and "hardware clock" question, or they are not able to check it at installation time.

Suggestion: Take the hw time +/- timezone and compare with network time. If it fits within +/- 10 minutes, decide on UTC/localtime based on this, otherwise ask user.

Also, make sure it does not hang waiting for the time server, if there is a firewall...

[Alan Jenkins (aj504)]

Also wouldn't work all the time in the UK, where localtime may be UTC or UTC+1; for such zones you'd have to be asked if installing during the period when localtime is the same as UTC.

[Adam Niedling (krychek)]

I don't know what version of Ubuntu was the original poster talking about, but Gutsy or Hardy definitely doesn't ask about UTC anymore. Bug can be closed.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

In some circumstances it still does. Please refer to the code. :-)