install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install rdate

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install rdate

Debian stable package indexes · rdate · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install openrdate

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · openrdate · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

overview

Package summary

Set the system's date from a remote host

Project links

Commands and aliases

rdate

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`rdate`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.5

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.aelius.com/njh/rdate/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.aelius.com/njh/rdate/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:rdate
Version	1.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rdate
Homepage	https://www.aelius.com/njh/rdate/
Repository	https://github.com/njh/rdate
Upstream docs	https://www.aelius.com/njh/rdate
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://www.aelius.com/njh/rdate/rdate-1.5.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	rdate
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

rdate 1:1.11-3

sets the system's date from a remote host with network time protocol

https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/openrdate

sudo apt install rdate

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Rdate

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: rdate from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

rdate 1:1.11-3ubuntu2

sets the system's date from a remote host with network time protocol

https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/openrdate

sudo apt install rdate

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Rdate

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rdate from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

openrdate 1.2-32.fc44

Good-old rdate date and time-setting software

http://sourceforge.net/projects/openrdate

sudo dnf install openrdate

License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD-with-advertising
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: openrdate
2 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Rdate

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: openrdate from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/rdate.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install rdate with Homebrew, apt, dnf