On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 04:42:03PM +0200, Dr. Werner Fink wrote:
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 10:30:50AM -0400, James Knott wrote:
Dr. Werner Fink wrote:
Hmmm ... what is wrong with using TZ or even reconfiguring /etc/localtime? The problem is that the system clock of the Linux kernel is in UTC which requires to run mkinitrd with the domain approach.
My point is that with Linux, you have to adjust the time zone if you travel the country and want the computer to show local time. With Windows, it happens automagically. As I pointed out, it's also a disadvantage if you log into a domain in another time zone. Having file times in UTC is always an advantage.
You may fill out a feature request for the next openSUSE to be able to modify the /etc/localtime link accordingly to the current network domain. That would be a win (IMHO), wouldn't it?
Why? With both major desktop environments it's possible set additional time zones. For lxde it looks like the use of gnome-time-admin is the suggested solution. Ok, I must admit I've not tested this with Gnome 3. But this worked with Gnome 2 on openSUSE 11.4. With KDE as of openSUSE 12.1 this is to achieve via a right mouse click to the clock -> timezones -> add ticks as you need. Werner: And the suggestion to remove Emacs was a joke. I know, this topic isn't a good ground to joke about. Now please start to use KDE or better Gnome 3 as we then will know if it's possible to select additonal time zones. ;) I'm sure one of our Gnome fan boys will jump in. http://en.openSUSE.org/SDB%3AConfiguring_the_clock looks good! Cheers, Lars -- Lars Müller [ˈlaː(r)z ˈmʏlɐ] Samba Team SUSE Linux, Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany