> Does anyone know why both /etc/timezone and /etc/localtime are required > for > systemd? It looks like duplicated data. Also, "man 5 timezone" seems > to flash > something for a split second and close, which is also rather strange...
/etc/timezone is not needed really. I just created symlink (/etc/localtime) and everything works fine. As I know /etc/timezone still exists for compatibility but there are plans to drop it.
