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net-misc/
ntp

Network Time Protocol suite/programs

https://www.ntp.org/

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Versionamd64x86alphaarmarm64hppamipsppcppc64riscvsparc
4.2.8_p18-r3  : 0 EAPI 8 amd64 x86 ~alpha arm arm64 ~hppa ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc
4.2.8_p18-r2  : 0 EAPI 8 amd64 x86 ~alpha arm arm64 ~hppa ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc

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  • This package is masked and could be removed soon!
    The mask comment indicates that this package is scheduled for removal from our package repository.
    Please review the mask information below for more details.

    Unmaintained, abandoned by maintainer. You can look at net-misc/ntpsec or net-misc/chrony as replacement. See also: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Network_Time_Protocol Removal on 2027-01-04. Bug #962880, and many more.
    Affected packages
    net-misc/ntp
    Author/Date
    Jaco Kroon <jkroon@gentoo.org> (2026-10-06)
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Package Metadata

  • Upstream
    Remote-Id(cpe) cpe:/a:ntp:ntp
  • Full description
    NTP is a protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network. NTP version 3 is an internet draft standard, formalized in RFC 1305. NTP version 4 is a significant revision of the NTP standard, and is the current development version, but has not been formalized in an RFC. Simple NTP (SNTP) version 4 is described in RFC 2030.
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  • License
    HPND BSD ISC