Linux – How to easily change the time-zone in Arch/Xfce

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Since I move around, I need to be to change time-zones frequently. I'm on Arch/Xfce. How can I do that? I've tried right click on the watch on the top panel -> properties -> time settings -> time zone. It didn't work. When I type a time-zone, it's not auto-completing and not showing suggestions. When I enter it, nonetheless and press Ok, the time doesn't change according to a new time-zone.

What's the proper way to do that?

Best Answer

It's as simple as typing in just one command:

timedatectl set-timezone Zone/SubZone

Where you replace Zone/SubZone with correct data. You can obtain list of all available timezones by typing:

timedatectl list-timezones

If you want to have your RTC (hardware clock) using local time, run the following command:

timedatectl set-local-rtc 1

If you prefer your RTC at UTC, use this one:

timedatectl set-local-rtc 0
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