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Bug#1119696: marked as done (Error : dpkg-reconfigure tzdata)

Your message dated Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:17:56 +0100
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Package: tzdata
Version: 2024a-0+deb10u1

Package: tzdata
Version: 2025b-0+deb12u2

And more...

I have a server in Canada - I wanted to change the server's date so that it's configured to have the date of the country and region where it's located, so:

Error #1:

- I can't find the TimeZone: America/Montreal (GMT -4)

Error #2:

- I have to configure Others / GMT +4 ???? to get the correct time.


# ---

18:03:25 root@lb1:~ # dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

Current default time zone: 'Etc/GMT-4'
Local time is now:      Thu Oct 30 21:05:51 +04 2025.
Universal Time is now:  Thu Oct 30 17:05:51 UTC 2025.

21:05:54 root@lb1:~ #
21:05:54 root@lb1:~ # dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

Current default time zone: 'Etc/GMT+4'
Local time is now:      Thu Oct 30 13:06:23 -04 2025.
Universal Time is now:  Thu Oct 30 17:06:23 UTC 2025.

13:06:24 root@lb1:~ #
13:06:28 root@lb1:~ # date
jeudi 30 octobre 2025, 13:12:22 (UTC-0400)
13:12:22 root@lb1:~ #

13:12:34 root@lb1:~ #
13:12:34 root@lb1:~ # apt show tzdata
Package: tzdata
Version: 2024a-0+deb10u1
Priority: required
Section: localization
Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers <debian-glibc@lists.debian.org>
Installed-Size: 3 442 kB
Provides: tzdata-buster
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Replaces: libc0.1, libc0.3, libc6, libc6.1
Homepage: https://www.iana.org/time-zones
Download-Size: 283 kB
APT-Manual-Installed: yes
APT-Sources: http://archive.debian.org/debian-security buster/updates/main amd64 Packages
Description: données relatives aux fuseaux horaires et aux passages à l'heure d'été
 Ce paquet fournit les informations nécessaires pour l'utilisation de
 l'heure locale pour de nombreux lieux dans le monde. Ces informations
 sont mises à jour régulièrement pour refléter les modifications
 effectuées par les autorités locales aux limites de fuseaux horaires,
 décalages par rapport à l'heure UTC et aux règles de passage à
 l'heure d'été.

N: Il y a 1 enregistrement supplémentaire. Veuillez utiliser l'opérande « -a » pour le voir
13:14:21 root@lb1:~ # cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="10"
VERSION="10 (buster)"
VERSION_CODENAME=buster
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"

root@lb1:~ # apt show libc6 | grep ^Version

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

Version: 2.28-10+deb10u4

root@lb1:~ # uname -a
Linux lb1 4.19.0-8-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.98-1+deb10u1 (2020-04-27) x86_64 GNU/Linux

# ----

root@lb2:~ # cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="12"
VERSION="12 (bookworm)"
VERSION_CODENAME=bookworm
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"


13:09:59 root@lb2:~ #
13:09:59 root@lb2:~ # apt show tzdata
Package: tzdata
Version: 2025b-0+deb12u2
Priority: required
Section: localization
Maintainer: GNU Libc Maintainers <debian-glibc@lists.debian.org>
Installed-Size: 2,627 kB
Provides: tzdata-bookworm
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Homepage: https://www.iana.org/time-zones
Tag: role::app-data, use::timekeeping
Download-Size: 300 kB
APT-Manual-Installed: yes
APT-Sources: http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main amd64 Packages
Description: time zone and daylight-saving time data
 This package contains data required for the implementation of
 standard local time for many representative locations around the
 globe. It is updated periodically to reflect changes made by
 political bodies to time zone boundaries, UTC offsets, and
 daylight-saving rules.


root@lb2:~ #  apt show libc6 | grep ^Version

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

Version: 2.36-9+deb12u13

root@lb2:~ # uname -a
Linux lb2 6.1.0-31-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.128-1 (2025-02-07) x86_64 GNU/Linux


Thanks,

Romain (Olivier Romain Jaillet-ramey)

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Hi,

On 2025-11-09 18:24, O.Romain.Jaillet-ramey wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Nov 2025 21:52:41 +0100 Aurelien Jarno <aurel32@debian.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Aurelien, yes, I configured it as you told me, making sure that the time
> was correct.
> 
> > Error #2:
> > 
> > - I have to configure Others / GMT +4 ???? to get the correct time.
> 
> Yes, this is actually correct. Contrary to modern conventions, the
> POSIX-compatible zones use positive values to refer to POSIX-compatible
> zones use positive values to refer to zones west of Greenwich and
> negative values for those east of Greenwich.
> 
> 
> Okay, thank you for this information.

Thanks for your feedback. I am therefore closing the bug.

Regards
Aurelien

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