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Timezone can easily be configured with the [[Setup-alpine#setup-timezone|setup-timezone]]  script.


{{Note|Only for NON uclibc installs!!!}}
The approach below is only convenient for systems that need frequent timezone changes, potentially while offline.


glibc based installs use different timezone setup.
= Manual configuration=


apk add tzdata
Timezone data files are provided by te {{Pkg|tzdata}} package. The current timezone is defined in the {{path|/etc/localtime}} file. To change the timezone, make this file a link to another timezone data file. For example:
ls /usr/share/zoneinfo
 
Suppose you want to use Brussels
apk add {{pkg|tzdata|arch=}}
First copy the proper zone to localtime
  ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Brussels /etc/localtime
  cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Brussels /etc/localtime
 
Now specify your timezone
[[Category:System Administration]]
echo "Europe/Brussels" >  /etc/timezone
date
Result: Wed Mar  8 00:46:05 CET 2006

Latest revision as of 04:37, 12 January 2024

Timezone can easily be configured with the setup-timezone script.

The approach below is only convenient for systems that need frequent timezone changes, potentially while offline.

Manual configuration

Timezone data files are provided by te tzdata package. The current timezone is defined in the /etc/localtime file. To change the timezone, make this file a link to another timezone data file. For example:

apk add tzdata
ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Brussels /etc/localtime