> You can choose that. Set your timezone to Etc/GMT-8.

In the Debian installer yes, but the stupid Ubuntu installer forces you to pick from a map.

mindslight 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

If the map let you pick any arbitrary point rather than having to pick a specific city in the TZ database, that would actually be a better way than a list of cities. See the discussion elsewhere in this thread about mapping Salt Lake City -> (Boise vs Denver).

(I don't think the TZ database contains the information to do this though, but maybe it should?)

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layer8 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Why would you use Ubuntu in the first place?

	▲	dheera 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Because it works? Why wouldn't you?

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prmoustache 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The good option is not to yell at clouds but to open a bug report, provide a patch, use Debian or change it after install.

	▲	dheera 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		I change it after install, but let's be realistic: I'm not Linus Torvalds or Guido von Rustum, it's not like they would listen to me or take my patch.