This answer should go to the top, because it is correct: ntpdate is deprecated and installing it is a bad idea, because it conflicts with ntp. If the clock is way off, you need to do this manual step because otherwise ntp will not change your clock and will not tell you why. - Liam Feb 6 '14 at 21:11 Debian Packages: ntp, ntpdate Introduction: As usual, I should start by saying that I am a newbie Debian user. This post is intended as a suggestion to fellow novices of something to try, rather than an authoritative tutorial. If this post opens up discussion and comments from more knowledgeable members all the better. I need to do so my Debian server and my personal computer is on the same timezone (and time of course), which is Europe/Copenhagen, +1 GMT. If I change my Debian 8 machine to Europe/Copenhagen wit The settings of NTP Client on Debian are mostly the same with Server's settings, so refer to NTPd Settings or Chrony Settings.For different settings from Server's one, Clients don't need to receive time synchronization requests from other computers, so it does not need to set access permission. Changing system time on Debian. I'm using the xfce desktop and it's not very slick at changing the time. So what is the command to change the system time from the terminal? Thanks in advance. I am wondering if Debian-users have experienced this on their OS if their country has a similar NTP, the Network Time Protocol, is used to keep computer clocks accurate by synchronizing them over the Internet or a local network, or by following an accurate hardware receiver that interprets GPS, DCF-77, NIST or similar time signals. ntpdate is deprecated. Please use sntp instead for manual or scripted NTP queries/syncs. Q. How do I install and configure NTP ( Network Time Protocol ) daemon to keep my dedicated servers clock in sync? A. ntpd is an operating system daemon which sets and maintains the system time-of-day in synchronism with Internet standard time servers. N