Disable NTP sync during USplash in Ubuntu Linux By T4L | August 30, 2009 4 Comments NTP sometimes greatly slows down your Ubuntu’s boot time. To disable it just do a simple sudo apt-get remove ntpdate
T4L Post authorAugust 31, 2009 No problem. Let it remove the ubuntu-minimal package. It’s only a dummy package. Reply ↓
Ninja Pirate September 1, 2009 What does NTP sync do? How will removing it affect my system? I know I can just google it but it seems that this sort of information should be included to save me the trouble. Reply ↓
T4L Post authorSeptember 1, 2009 @Ninja Pirate: NTP is an acronym for Network Time Protocol. All it does is sync your system’s clock with online servers. Reply ↓
doing this will also remove ubuntu-minimal in ubuntu linux
No problem. Let it remove the ubuntu-minimal package. It’s only a dummy package.
What does NTP sync do? How will removing it affect my system? I know I can just google it but it seems that this sort of information should be included to save me the trouble.
@Ninja Pirate: NTP is an acronym for Network Time Protocol. All it does is sync your system’s clock with online servers.