diff --git a/agc_2-X/trunk/docs/Slackware-Linux_USA_DST_changes.txt b/agc_2-X/trunk/docs/Slackware-Linux_USA_DST_changes.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b6c64cf0 --- /dev/null +++ b/agc_2-X/trunk/docs/Slackware-Linux_USA_DST_changes.txt @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +Below are Timezone update instructions for Slackware and any generic Linux +install. Because of the changes in Daylight Savings Time in the USA ad Canada +in 2007, it becomes necessary to update your system's timezone info if you are +using a Linux distro that was released before 2006 and have not updated it. + +SLACKWARE 10.2: +cd / +wget ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/glibc-zoneinfo-2.3.5-noarch-7_slack10.2.tgz +gunzip glibc-zoneinfo-2.3.5-noarch-7_slack10.2.tgz +tar xvf glibc-zoneinfo-2.3.5-noarch-7_slack10.2.tar +chmod 0777 install/doinst.sh +./install/doinst.sh +date + + +SLACKWARE 10.1: +cd / +ncftpget ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/glibc-zoneinfo-2.3.4-noarch-2_slack10.1.tgz +gunzip glibc-zoneinfo-2.3.4-noarch-2_slack10.1.tgz +tar xvf glibc-zoneinfo-2.3.4-noarch-2_slack10.1.tar +chmod 0777 install/doinst.sh +./install/doinst.sh +date + + +SLACKWARE 10.0: +cd / +ncftpget ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/glibc-zoneinfo-2.3.2-noarch-7_slack10.0.tgz +gunzip glibc-zoneinfo-2.3.2-noarch-7_slack10.0.tgz +tar xvf glibc-zoneinfo-2.3.2-noarch-7_slack10.0.tar +chmod 0777 install/doinst.sh +./install/doinst.sh +date + + +GENERIC LINUX TIMEZONE CHANGES(Example New York EST): +cd /tmp +ncftpget ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata2007c.tar.gz +gunzip tzdata2007c.tar.gz +tar xvf tzdata2007c.tar +zic -d /tmp/zoneinfo northamerica +cp -f /tmp/zoneinfo/EST5EDT /usr/share/zoneinfo/ +cp -f /tmp/zoneinfo/America/New_York /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/ +zdump -v /usr/share/zoneinfo/EST5EDT | grep 2007 +zdump -v /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_York | grep 2007 +ln -fs /etc/localtime /usr/share/zoneinfo/EST5EDT +zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2007 +date