{"id":8594,"date":"2019-02-02T17:09:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T17:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8594"},"modified":"2019-02-02T17:09:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T17:09:25","slug":"customize-time-date-format-ubuntu-18-04-gnome-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/02\/customize-time-date-format-ubuntu-18-04-gnome-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"Customize Time &#038; Date Format in Ubuntu 18.04 Gnome Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/classic-gnome-icon.png\" alt=\"gnome shell\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This quick tutorial shows how to change the time and date clock format in Ubuntu 18.04&#8217;s default Gnome desktop panel.<\/p>\n<p>Since Ubuntu switched to Gnome 3 desktop, you can no longer use dconf editor to customize clock format. Instead, a Gnome Shell extension can do the job.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/timedata-format.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"556\" height=\"221\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/timedata-format.jpg 556w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/timedata-format-450x179.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open Ubuntu Software, search for and install <code>Clock Override<\/code> extension.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/clock-override-600x279.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"279\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/clock-override-600x279.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/clock-override-450x210.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/clock-override.jpg 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Once installed, either launch the settings from install page, or use <b>Gnome Tweaks -> Extensions<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/clock-override-tweaks-600x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"269\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/clock-override-tweaks-600x269.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/clock-override-tweaks-450x202.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/clock-override-tweaks.jpg 763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>3.<\/b> When the settigns page opens, type in the box to change the time format.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/customize-clock-format-600x368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"368\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/customize-clock-format-600x368.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/customize-clock-format-450x276.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/customize-clock-format.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are some codes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>%a = abbreviated weekday name<\/li>\n<li>%A = full weekday name<\/li>\n<li>%b = abbreviated month name<\/li>\n<li>%B = full month name<\/li>\n<li>%d = day of month<\/li>\n<li>%H = hour (00..23)<\/li>\n<li>%M = minute (00..59)<\/li>\n<li>%p = AM or PM, %P = am or pm.<\/li>\n<li>%S = second (00..59)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For a full list of code, run <code>man date<\/code> in terminal:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/man-date-600x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/man-date-600x384.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/man-date-450x288.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/man-date.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This quick tutorial shows how to change the time and date clock format in Ubuntu 18.04&#8217;s default Gnome desktop panel. Since Ubuntu switched to Gnome 3 desktop, you can no longer use dconf editor to customize clock format. Instead, a Gnome Shell extension can do the job. 1. 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