How to Change the Timezone in Linux: 8 steps - wikiHow

How to Change the Timezone in Linux: 8 steps - wikiHow:

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   Logged in as root, check which timezone your machine is currently using by executing `date`. You'll see something like Mon 17 Jan 2005 12:15:08 PM PST, PST in this case is the current timezone.
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   Change to the directory /usr/share/zoneinfo here you will find a list of time zone regions. Choose the most appropriate region, if you live in Canada or the US this directory is the "America" directory.
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   If you wish, backup the previous timezone configuration by copying it to a different location. Such as

   mv /etc/localtime  /etc/localtime-old
   
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   Create a symbolic link to the appropriate timezone from /etc/localtime. Example:

   ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Amsterdam /etc/localtime