wrong ntpdate dependency in ubuntu-minimal

[god]

Ubuntu-minimal has a hardcoded dependency on ntpdate which is entirely unnecessary because for basic minimal task of syncing time with ntp server systemd-timesyncd is more than enough. Replacing this dependency will allow to save some space on install media and make learning easier for new users because timesyncd follows exact same configuration convention as the rest of the stack which makes it natural to get aquainted with.

[Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley)]

If just removing ntpdate from all the minimal-* files would do this, then the attached patch will.

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

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[god (humper)]

I think it should be replaced with systemd-timesynd dependency instead of removing - we still want proper time in the minimal installation, we jsut should use proper tool for that.

[Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley)]

@god, it's already included as part of the systemd package. I guess there could be an issue if touch doesn't switch from upstart in 15.10, but other than that it should just work. It might also not be turned on everywhere yet, but that's also easier to see/test when ntpdate is not seeded.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[god (humper)]

On a related note: systemd-timesyncd seems to be blindly imported from Debian so it defaults to *.debian.pool.ntp.org - if Ubuntu consider itself to be a separate product than it might make sense to apply for *.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org

[Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley)]

This was fixed in ubuntu-meta (1.336) wily; urgency=medium

  * Refreshed dependencies
  * Removed ntpdate from minimal, superseded by systemd-timesyncd.

 -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:03:53 +0200

It's still in Ubuntu Touch until they switch to systemd.