What packages are used to synchronize time?

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avp2018-04-05 08:02:12

Debian

avp, 2018-04-05 08:02:12

What packages are used to synchronize time in CentOS 7, Debian 9.4 and Ubuntu 16.04(17.10)?
I mean what packages are used for this task out of the box?

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awesomer, 2018-04-05
@awesomer

ntp

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rustler2000, 2018-04-05
@rustler2000

chrony in centos7 - ntpd dance around systemd will have to
ntpd in debian\ubuntu

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Edward Tibet, 2018-04-09
@eduardtibet

If we are talking about a client , not a server, then on Debian it is ntpdate-debian (similar to ntpdate).