timedatectl: command not found

Question

The scenario: I'm trying to set timezone on a docker container based on Ubuntu 18.04 docker image. Just pull the image and updated

> apt-get -y update

The error:

When run

> timedatectl

I get

> timedatectl: command not found

The question: How to install timedatectl?

What I've tried so far: I tried to install timedatectl as follows

> apt-get -y install timedatectl
> Unable to locate package timedatectl

Thank you

If you had installed `ntpdate`, it disabled `timedatectl` because it could **disabled** some services tha use `systemd` in case of update — damadam, Nov 22 '19 at 09:33

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 22 '19 at 09:39

8

As suggested in the comment, installed systemd package:

> apt-get install systemd

timedatectl is installed

answered Nov 22 '19 at 09:39

GabrieleMartini

2

I got error after installing `systemd` and run `timedatectl` > System has not been booted with systemd as init system (PID 1). Can't operate. – Nam G VU Feb 10 '23 at 06:02

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