How To Install NTP Client On Ubuntu 16.04

How to install NTP Client on Ubuntu 16.04

To install NTP Client on Ubuntu 16.04 follow below steps :

Note :To install NTP Client it have some dependency ,we need to install libopts25 package before installing NTP Client.

1.Download or use below attached libopts25 package(.deb) which supports Ubuntu 16.04

libopts25_5.18.10-4_amd64
2.Keep package file at specific location and execute below command to install ibopts25 package

sudo dpkg -i libopts25_5.18.10-4_amd64.deb

The package will automatically get installed.

> You can check whether package is installed or not using below command :

dpkg –get-selections | grep libopts25

3.Next download or use below attached ntpdate(ntp client) .deb package to install NTP Client.

ntpdate_4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3_amd64

sudo dpkg -i ntpdate_4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb

The package will automatically get installed.
> You can check whether package is installed or not using below command :

dpkg –get-selections | grep ntpdate

4. Now we need to configure the NTP client to which NTP server NTP Client can access , goto server at location (/etc/default/) where we installed NTP client.

5.Open the file “ntpdate” present at location “/etc/default/” and add the ntp server which you are using mentioned below :

Server ntp-server-host-name

For Example : Server 172.20.1.200

6.Save file and check whether you are able to connect to NTP Server or not using below command :

sudo ntpdate ntp-server-name

For Example : sudo ntpdate 172.20.1.200

To Install NTP-Server on Ubuntu Server.

1.Download NTP-server from internet

ntp_4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb

2.Upload the downloaded file on ubuntu server.

3.Execute the below command to install the downloaded package

sudo dpkg -i ntp_4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3_amd64.deb

4.Once the installation will complete, we can check the NTP daemon is running or not by using below command

ps -aef | grep ntpd

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