How To Guide How to configure the distribution Setting the timezone to the local region

Setting the timezone to the local region

When the system is first installed the timezone for the target has not been set, so it will display all times as UTC. To set the correct timezone add a symbolic link in the /etc directory to the correct timezone file, for example for Great Britain (GB):

ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/GB /etc/localtime

Note: Although the system will not get confused if the timezone information is correct, users might. It is therefore recommended that the regional timezone is set on the target board.