Software clock on desktop was not set correctly on install of opensuse 11.2
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Software clock on desktop was not set correctly on install of opensuse 11.2
I was to excited when I started installing open suse I rushed through and low and behold i have the wrong time on the desktop. I have tried to figure it all out slowly but surely. With a nudge from the experts. Help need that nudge please.
Tredegar, First, it's not nice to berate anyone when they ask for help. Second, your instructions are wrong. You can't change the clock that way, at least in KDE4. You have to use Applications->System Settings->Date and Time. Then you have to enter root's password.
It would be a lot easier if you could change the clock the way you suggest, and not to need root password. It's a pain to have to do all that just to change the time. I also had a lot of trouble getting the clock right on opensuse11.2 at first- seemed every boot would set it back to GMT-0.
I was to excited when I started installing open suse I rushed through and low and behold i have the wrong time on the desktop. I have tried to figure it all out slowly but surely. With a nudge from the experts. Help need that nudge please.
Go into yast, and set the date/time. Clocks anywhere aren't usually right until you set them.
Well I thank you for telling me to click around tredgar but the fact of matter is after you answer you seem sure but you were wrong hmmm imagine that i guess a first time for everything. Well thanks anyway treadgar. Thank you rcbell and TB0ne like i say just a nudge in the right direction by the experts not the ignorants. Clickin away now
Well I thank you for telling me to click around tredgar but the fact of matter is after you answer you seem sure but you were wrong hmmm imagine that i guess a first time for everything. Well thanks anyway treadgar. Thank you rcbell and TB0ne like i say just a nudge in the right direction by the experts not the ignorants. Clickin away now
Sorry, tredgar was right. There are several ways to set the clock. Right-clicking the clock will normally bring up a dialog to set it. Yast will work (only if you're running openSUSE), and the command-line ALWAYS works.
And what tredgar said makes sense...there are several options available to set time/date, that are easily found by 'clicking around', but it seems you didn't look.
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