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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ZIC, aka setting the time zone.
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:18:22
Message-Id: 20120117121637.63dac4af@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] ZIC, aka setting the time zone. by Hinnerk van Bruinehsen
1 On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:13:53 +0100, Hinnerk van Bruinehsen wrote:
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3 > Should be done with:
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5 > ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin /etc/localtime
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7 Symlinking is not recommended as it breaks when /usr is on a separate
8 filesystem. The file should be copied instead.
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10 The correct Gentoo/OpenRC way to do this is
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12 echo Europe/Berlin >|/etc/timezone
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14 That will copy the correct file to /etc each time you update the
15 timezone-data package.
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18 --
19 Neil Bothwick
20
21 When the going gets tough, upgrade.

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