Introduction to Linux
Module 2
System Environment Customization
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Outline
❑ Regional Settings Configuration
❑ Date & Time Settings
❑ Network Time Protocol Configuration
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- Date and Time properties tool allows users to
change:
- System date and time.
- Configure time Zone
- Setup Network Time Protocol (NTP)
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Time Zone
- There are two common approaches to the time zone
selection:
– Using the interactive map.
– Use the list below the map.
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Time Zone
- If your system clock is set to use UTC, select
the “System clock uses UTC” option.
- UTC stands for the Universal Time, Coordinated, also
known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
- Other time zones are determined by adding or
subtracting from the UTC time.
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Time Zone
To configure the system time zone, click the Time
Zone tab as shown in
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Regional Settings Configuration
Keyboard Layout Properties
- The installation program allows you to configure a
keyboard layout for your system.
- However, the default settings may not always suit
your current needs.
- To configure a different keyboard layout after the
installation, use the Keyboard Preferences tool.
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Keyboard Layout Properties
- To open Keyboard Layout Preferences,
select System → Preferences → Keyboard from the
panel, and click the Layouts tab
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Keyboard Layout Properties
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Keyboard Layout Properties
You will be presented with a list of available layouts. To
add a new one, click the Add button below the list, and
you will be prompted to choose which layout you want
to add.
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Keyboard Layout Properties
Currently, there are two ways how to choose the
keyboard layout: you can either find it by the country it
is associated with (the By country tab), or you can
select it by language (the By language tab). In either
case, first select the desired country or language from
the Country or Language pull-down menu.
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Keyboard Layout Properties
- You can now preview the selected keyboard layout.
To confirm the selection, click Add.
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Date & Time Settings
This section covers setting the system date and time in
Red Hat Enterprise (like) Linux, both manually and using
the Network Time Protocol (NTP. Two methods are
covered: setting the date and time using the Date/Time
Properties tool, and doing so on the command line.
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Date & Time Settings
Date Settings:
- To start the tool, select Application → System
Settings → Date & Time from the panel.
- Unless you are already authenticated, you will be
prompted to enter the superuser password.
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Date Settings:
As shown in Figure below, the Date/Time Properties
tool is divided into two separate tabs. The tab
containing the configuration of the current date and
time is shown by default.
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Date & Time Settings
- Date and time can also be configured from the
command line.
- The date command with relevant options can be
used to set these parameters.
- Examples will follow in the practical activities.
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Date & Time Settings
Network Time Protocol:
If you prefer an automatic setup, select the checkbox
labelled Synchronize date and time over the network
instead. This will display the list of available NTP servers
as shown below
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Date & Time Settings
Network Time Protocol:
- Predefined servers can be used at NTP,
- You can edit a predefined server by clicking the Edit
button, or add a new server name by clicking Add.
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Network Time Protocol:
NOTE: Your system does not start synchronizing with the NTP
server until you click the OK button at the bottom of the
window to confirm your changes.
Click the OK button to apply any changes made to the
date and time settings and exit the application.
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