Bug#731594: debian-installer: time synchronisation should be installed by default

[Thiemo Nagel <thiemo.nagel@gmail.com>]

Package: debian-installer
Severity: normal
Tags: d-i

Hello,

I think that a modern OS should take care of time synchronisation without
requiring user intervention. As far as I can see, Debian doesn't install any
kind of NTP client by default. (I'd guess that it falls back behind Mac and
Windows in this regard. Even my mobile phone synchronises time automatically.)

Thus, I'd suggest to install as part of the base system an NTP package
(eg. ntp, openntpd, chrony) configured to act as client only.

This issue has already been discussed nine years ago, however I believe that
user's expectations have changed through the passage of time and thus a fresh
look at the topic may be warranted.

http://bugs.debian.org/397649

Best,
Thiemo Nagel