24 hr to 12 Format Change

Hello peoples.

How does one change the time format from 24 to 12? Thanks.

Dan

 

Open a terminal and do:

mousepad ~/.config/xfce4/panel/clock-1.rc

The file should contain:

Code:

mode=1
military=false
ampm=true
secs=false
show_frame=false

After making the adjustments, save the file and close mousepad. You'll probably need to restart the computer to see the changes.

Cheers.

 

Ooops! Made a mistake. clock-1.rc gets installed under your home directory everytime that Linpus boots up. Therefore you'll need to edit the one provided by the system to make the settings stick. In a terminal do:

sudo mousepad /etc/xdg/xfce4/panel/clock-1.rc

and make changes to it, as outlined above.

Sorry about that if I've wasted some of your time.

Cheers.

 

You could just double click on the clock and check mark "show AM/PM"...if you are up to date on your updates.

One of the funny things I have found about Linux is that for many things (in modern distributions) there is a graphical way to do it but people usually suggest the "simpler" route of terminal commands.

 

Thanks.