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I traveled to San Diego and noticed my time zone was still in Phoenix, Arizona. I had to manually go into System Settings > Date & Time > Time Zone and change it to Los Angeles (Pacific) to get the corrected time on my laptop.

I researched this issue and found two articles, but they were not associated with Kubuntu 22.10. It was for Ubuntu 20.04 (I know they are both Ubuntu flavor distributions):

  1. Ubuntu 20.04 Location Services setting is grayed out in settings?

  2. How can I make Ubuntu automatically detect the correct timezone based on my internet connection?

According to the first article, there is a Github script that can update timezones based on IP address geolocation.

Is there a permanent fix for this issue besides running a script?

krillavilla
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  • I'd wait for someone else to comment, but I set my system to manually changes, as I have a *dynamic* IP address at home, and my ISP (*internet service provider*) can allocate me IP addresses that have my location on the other side of the country (*where their head office is actually*) which is 3 hours behind my local time.. To avoid my time being something I need to check (ie. *automatic*) I have opted to have it manually; as at least I'm aware when I'm away from home. Could you have changed your default to *static* for to avoid surprises due to *dynamic* IP & auto-location? – guiverc Jan 18 '23 at 04:47
  • @guiverc not I have not. I just reinstall kubuntu 22.10 on my laptop yesterday (No Dual) and I am having this issue. – krillavilla Jan 18 '23 at 05:46
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    The re-install doesn't tell me much, as if you used a non-destructive re-install, any [user] settings you had on the prior install survive the re-install process. I don't install Kubuntu often, so I'm not the person to advice on what Kubuntu's defaults are sorry (*and don't have time currently to look up; I'd suggest waiting for others to comment/answer*) – guiverc Jan 18 '23 at 05:54
  • When I travel, I want the laptop to keep the original time zone. Changing time zones without warning mucks with calendar appointments, and it's best if everybody shows up at the correct time. – user535733 Jan 18 '23 at 15:19

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