Set the time and date correctly

[Mansome]

I have tried using the wiki but its just more confusing especially if I dont know the names of the folders I am supposed to be searching in to edit the configs for setting the time. The initial stuff I saw only works if the device has a real clock but the Pi 3 does not. So far the only thing I could get working is setting it for UTC time. I am needing Eastern Standard Time. If someone could help by posting the commands for this it would be great.

[pepedog]

All here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Time

[Mansome]

All here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Time

Been there, done that, still does not work. Time is still set to UTC. I need an easier solution.

[Koeshi]

All here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Time

Been there, done that, still does not work. Time is still set to UTC. I need an easier solution.

Assuming you mean the East coast of the USA, the timezone that you want is UTC-4 (EDT), then when daylight saving time ends you will want UTC-5(EST).

[Mansome]

I get that but how? If you can provide sample code that would be a big help. Sorry to be asking this but when I used raspbian it was never this hard to get things to work. Why does Arch have to be so much more complicated to do simple stuff? Do I need to edit a file to specify a time?

[fruitoftheloom]

I get that but how? If you can provide sample code that would be a big help. Sorry to be asking this but when I used raspbian it was never this hard to get things to work. Why does Arch have to be so much more complicated to do simple stuff? Do I need to edit a file to specify a time?

You need to be connected to the Internet to Synch the Time:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne ... col_daemon

[pepedog]

Tried on a fresh install

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timedatectl set-timezone Europe/London

so this should work for you

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timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York

[sdjf]

Sorry to be asking this but when I used raspbian it was never this hard to get things to work. Why does Arch have to be so much more complicated to do simple stuff?

The goal of arch is simplicity, not for the user, but of the system itself. So, it is meant more for folks who don't want a lot of extra space taken up by software and who want more control over everything themselves. Definitely was not set up to make things simple for users. To find out how to do things that are not obvious, that is what the wiki pages and forums are for, and sometimes also super helpful pages are out there on other sites as well. But don't be afraid to ask here if you have other problems, people may just not always give a simple enough answer as we don't necessarily know what your knowledge level is. Plus, when an expert replies, they don't always realize that the person they are answering may not know as much as they do.

Honest, one of the things I like about Arch Linux Arm is the community. Help is here, folks sometimes just need to know what you need. I agree that sometimes wiki pages and man pages are not always very helpful unless you already know what you are doing. Sometimes I can turn up helpful pages by adding the words "how to" or "tutorial" to a web search on a topic, and somebody's personal website with a down to earth answer pops up. Not always, but sometimes. When that does not work, we have our friendly forum. So feel free to keep asking when you need to.