Runtime dependency for plasma 6.7 - systemd/timedatex/openrc-settingsd

[Eric Hameleers]

On Sat, 16 May 2026, David Edmundson wrote:

> Date: Sat, 16 May 2026 22:42:12 +0100
> From: David Edmundson <david at davidedmundson.co.uk>
> To: kde-distro-packagers at kde.org
> Subject: Runtime dependency for plasma 6.7 -
>     systemd/timedatex/openrc-settingsd
> 
> As a heads up that, the date and time KCM dropped having a (broken)
> custom path to enable NTP/set the time and now only has a timedated
> compatiable backend.
>
> Suitable timedated interface providers include:
>     - systemd
>     - timedatex
>     - openrc-settingsd
>
> Without any of these available the user gets a runtime error if they
> try to manually adjust time settings.
>
> For the vast majority of distributions this will not require any
> action, but some might want to check.
>
> Thanks
>
> David

Slackware does not ship any of these three time/date providers...

Cheers, Eric

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