The first time I used Mandrake, this bugged me like no tomorrow. Once I figured it out,
it became second nature to me. In light of recent requests, I decided I'd write this
up real quick.
It seems like a lot of people have a problem where their clock just decides to change
every time they start Linux, and they aren't sure what's causing it or how to stop it.
This tutorial will benefit them greatly.
Press
Alt+F2 in KDE to open a Run Command dialog. If you are unsure how to
get to one of these prompts in whatever you use for your desktop, you can use a console.
Type in
/usr/sbin/clock.pl and hit
Enter.
You will be asked for a root password, so enter that and then press
Enter.
Next, DrakClock will appear on the screen.
You can adjust your time to correct it here.
This is also accessible in the Mandrake Control Center.
Next, click on the
Time Zone button.
Linux supports many time zones:
Choose the time zone from the list that you are in and then click on
Ok.
This is the most important step:
By default, this is set to "yes".
You need to click on
No here, so that Mandrake doesn't adjust your clock all
the time.
You will be returned now to the main DrakClock screen, so click on
OK and you're
done.
Hope this helps someone!