Setting time format

My system time is in the 24 hour format in BIOS with no option to change to the
12 hour format. I'd like to have my time read in the 12 hour format in Mandriva
One 2009, is there any way I can set it? I've looked through everything I can
think of in both the man pages and the HOWTO's but don't seem to come up with
anything about setting the format.
THanks.

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[Renaud (Ron) Olgiati]

On Friday 26 June 2009, my mailbox was graced by a missive
 from "olcarman@..." <olcarman@...> who wrote:

> My system time is in the 24 hour format in BIOS with no option to change to
> the 12 hour format. I'd like to have my time read in the 12 hour format in
> Mandriva One 2009, is there any way I can set it? I've looked through
> everything I can think of in both the man pages and the HOWTO's but don't
> seem to come up with anything about setting the format.
> THanks.
>
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" date +%r" ?
 
Cheers,
 
Ron.
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[Gary Montalbine]

olcarman@... wrote:
>
> My system time is in the 24 hour format in BIOS with no option to change to the
> 12 hour format. I'd like to have my time read in the 12 hour format in Mandriva
> One 2009, is there any way I can set it? I've looked through everything I can
> think of in both the man pages and the HOWTO's but don't seem to come up with
> anything about setting the format.
> THanks.
>

If you are using KDE in the lower right corner should be your time. Rt
click on it and you get a little pop up. Lt click date and time format.
You get the KDE control module. Select time and date and then time
format. You want pH:MM:SSAMPM.

Gary

[James Kerr-2]

On Friday 26 June 2009, olcarman@... wrote:
> My system time is in the 24 hour format in BIOS with no option to
> change to the 12 hour format. I'd like to have my time read in the
> 12 hour format in Mandriva One 2009, is there any way I can set it?
> I've looked through everything I can think of in both the man pages
> and the HOWTO's but don't seem to come up with anything about
> setting the format.

If you're using KDE4:

Open up System Settings, click on the “Regional & Language” icon and
select Country/Region & Language .  Then, click on the “Time & Dates”
tab, and change the time format from “HH:MM:SS” to “pH:MM:SS AMPM”.  
You’ll probably need to restart the desktop.

I don't know about other WM's

Jim

My thanks to all who answered, I got it changed and am much more comfortable now.


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[eric jackson-2]

Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI wrote:

> On Friday 26 June 2009, my mailbox was graced by a missive
>  from "olcarman@..." <olcarman@...> who wrote:
>
>> My system time is in the 24 hour format in BIOS with no option to change to
>> the 12 hour format. I'd like to have my time read in the 12 hour format in
>> Mandriva One 2009, is there any way I can set it? I've looked through
>> everything I can think of in both the man pages and the HOWTO's but don't
>> seem to come up with anything about setting the format.
>> THanks.
>>
>> ---- Msg sent via CableONE.net MyMail - http://www.cableone.net
>
> " date +%r" ?

Several people answered this question with a clear explanation. I don't
understand this solution. Can someone please explain this formula? Right
now I have no clue what this means.

Eric




>  
> Cheers,
>  
> Ron.

[Renaud (Ron) Olgiati]

On Saturday 27 June 2009, my mailbox was graced by a missive
 from Eric Jackson <eric-jackson@...> who wrote:

> >> My system time is in the 24 hour format in BIOS with no option to change
> >> to the 12 hour format. I'd like to have my time read in the 12 hour
> >> format in Mandriva One 2009, is there any way I can set it? I've looked
> >> through everything I can think of in both the man pages and the HOWTO's
> >> but don't seem to come up with anything about setting the format.

> > " date +%r" ?

> Several people answered this question with a clear explanation. I don't
> understand this solution. Can someone please explain this formula? Right
> now I have no clue what this means.

This is the command to get the system to display the imes as per your request,
in a console or in a script.

It was not clear from your question that waht you wanted was to change the
time the WM displays.
 
Cheers,
 
Ron.
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