On Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:06:16 +1100, nick@??? wrote in message
<13f0169e8f4bf34a2cd5e48bff614158@???>:


> - Cannot set the system date through the GUI. Options to set the date
> seem to be missing in the date dialog, not sure why, I will have to
> do a comparison with a functioning Mint machine to learn more. As a
> workaround I temporarily set the date from the command-line using:
> sudo date --set="something" ... but the setting does not persist
> beyond the next boot.

..you're messing around with 3 clocks here, your wall clock
(ideally showing NTP server time), your laptop's hardware clock
possibly showing Microsoft's opinion of time, and your operating
system's messed up opinion of time on boot-up, before you add
your own opinion again.

.._read_ 'man hwclock', I'm _guessing_ you wanna follow up your
next 'date --set="something" ' with 'hwclock --systohc' or some
such, as root or with sudo. Merely skimming thru it, only works
if you _do_ know WTF you're doing here...

> When it boots with wrong clock the kids cannot
> use the computer as it won't connect to any https sites.

..and you do wanna use some NTP client software to automagically
finetune your clocks and fix those https etc issues.

--
..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen
...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
Scenarios always come in sets of three:
best case, worst case, and just in case.