Ubuntu: Check and Change timezone using CLI
🕒 Timezones in Linux
✅ Check the Current Timezone
To view the current system timezone, use:
timedatectl
This will show output including the current timezone, local time, and system clock settings.
🌍 Change the Timezone
To set a new timezone (e.g., Europe/Amsterdam), run:
sudo timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Amsterdam
You can replace Europe/Amsterdam
with any valid timezone.
🔍 List Available Timezones
To see all available timezones:
timedatectl list-timezones
You can scroll through the list or use grep
to search:
timedatectl list-timezones | grep Europe