macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rdatelocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 12113
Install rdate with Homebrew, apt, dnf
Set the system's date from a remote host. Version 1.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rdate.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install rdateDebian stable package indexes · rdate · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install openrdateFedora 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 bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
rdate | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.5
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:rdate |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.aelius.com/njh/rdate/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
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
dnf95%
openrdate 1.2-33.fc45
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
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation