Public bug reported:
Precise (12.04 LTS) is missing the leap-seconds.list file.
Communication with systems that aren't readily connected to the internet
(like space systems) often requires using a non-leaping time base such
as TAI.
While it's possible to convert an entire ubuntu system to TAI, this is a
heavy hammer when the only need is to figure out current leap-second
offset.
It's possible to parse this info out of the `right/UTC` timezone info
file, but that's a convoluted way to get at the data.
It's also possible to request this info from the Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF) website, but that isn't always feasible with limited
connectivity.
** Affects: tzdata (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Leap-seconds file missing
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