Public bug reported: I'm in New Zealand (GMT+12), and last night daylight savings removed an hour (to GMT+13). However, the system time did not automatically update.
To fix the problem, I installed NTP and had it synchronise from the internet servers. However, this shouldn't be necessary (some people don't have always-on internet, and it is a fairly easy task for Ubuntu to do) I see this as a threat to Ubuntu's mostly well-polished look and feel. Windows has been able to do this since at least Windows 95. This is related to bug #37836, Ubuntu should notify the user when the clock has been updated. However, on my system, possibly due to the lack of NTP, the clock did not update in the first place. Using Ubuntu Edgy 6.10, although http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-150472.html seems to suggest it occurs on Dapper as well. ** Affects: Ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- Ubuntu doesn't correct for daylight savings (DST) https://launchpad.net/bugs/63247 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
