My understanding is that ntpdate is a simplified version of ntp/ntpd. It is said somewhere that ntpdate is suitable for environments such as laptops which are not connected 24/7 to the internet. However, I have a desktop, sometimes running as server, and a flat fee internet connection, in which case ntpd is more suitable. Furthermore, ntpdate seems to be less relevant than ntp and even scheduled for deletion ( https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/system-tools-backends/+bug/83604/comments/14 )
I cannot uninstall ntpdate and only keep ntp, since that would break ubuntu-minimal and therefore the whole automatic update/dependency process. There also seem to be other dependency problems involving the ntpdate/ntp pair (e.g., bug #83604). > Did you actually have a problem with your clock? Yes, starting with that Gutsy upgrade, my clock update ran havoc, see bug #91418 and especially bug #158664. So I do not believe this bug is invalid. (Unless you tell me there is a third, unknown method besides ntpdate and ntp that has been automatically installed my Gutsy?) -- Gutsy upgrade deinstalled ntp https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/158653 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
