Time/Date: Cannot synchronize with NTP servers

[Andrew Conkling]

Binary package hint: gnome-system-tools

I'm running Ubuntu Feisty.

The option to "Keep clock synchronized with Internet servers" is unchecked. When checking it, it asks whether I want to install NTP support. I click "Install" and then I get the following error:

"Could not apply changes!
Fix broken packages first."

But I have none in Synaptic.

I know some of the NTP packages changed names for Feisty, but I'm not sure if this is related.

I have ntp and ntpdate installed.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug. Does installing "ntp-server" from synaptic works fine?

[Andrew Conkling (andrewski)]

On 12/21/06, Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> wrote:
> Thank you for your bug. Does installing "ntp-server" from synaptic works
> fine?

I can't install ntp-server:

"Depends: ntp-simple but it is not going to be installed or
  ntp-refclock but it is not going to be installed
 Depends: ntp but it is not going to be installed"

Each of those depends on ntp. I suspect some dependencies haven't been synced, because each is a transition package and both have been replaced with ntp.

Seems like maybe this bug affects ntp packages instead?

[Andrew Conkling (andrewski)]

More specifcally, it seems that ntp-server's dependencies haven't been updated to reflect the transitioned packages.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

ntp bug then, reassigning

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

That was a gnome-system-tools bug, fixed with that upload:

Changes:
 gnome-system-tools (2.17.5-0ubuntu1) feisty; urgency=low
 .
   * New upstream version:
     Network:
     - Update minimum liboobs to 2.17.5
     - add support for extensible list of configuration methods and key types
   * New upstream version:
     Network:
     - Added NM integration bits
     - work nicely with older libiw
     Time:
     - Redesign GUI
   * debian/control.in:
     - updated liboobs requirement according to configure
   * debian/patches/04_activate_avahi_option.dpatch:
     - updated
   * debian/patches/05_no_ntp.dpatch:
     - dropped, ubiquity stopped using time-admin, the patch is not required
   * debian/patches/21_network_support_ipv4ll.dpatch:
     - dropped, the new upstream version has that feature
   * debian/patches/21_new_ntp_server_name.dpatch:
     - list "ntp" server (Ubuntu: #75849)
   * debian/patches/82_gst-packages-time-admin.dpatch:
     - make time-admin install the "ntp" package rather than "ntp-server"
   * debian/patches/83_network-locations-apply-button.dpatch:
     - updated
   * debian/patches/98_automake.dpatch:
     - updated

[Andrew Conkling (andrewski)]

2.17.5 hasn't been released yet (at least it's not on the main server yet): http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/gnome/gnome-system-tools

How soon can I expect it?

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

It has been uploaded yesterday: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-tools/2.17.5-0ubuntu1

It's waiting on the new liboobs to be accepted to build though, that might be after the herd CD planned for tomorrow

[Andrew Conkling (andrewski)]

OK, thanks for the clarification. I'll stay posted.

[Conrad Knauer (atheoi)]

I just checked the time prefs in Feisty again today and not only is it fixed, but the whole look of the Time Settings is new :)

Thats one less bug to worry about; thanks!