I'm using tzdata 2009j from jaunty-proposed, and my computer turned to June
20 00:00 from June 19 22:59 automatically.

I'll notify the new tzdata file hits the -updates repository.  For now
either install tzdata 2009j from -proposed, or set your computer time to an
hour ahead manually.

2009/6/19 Ammar Karim <ammar.li...@gmail.com>

Okay never mind... a bit of googling shows me this (from
> http://www.mango.com.bd/bd-dst.php ) :-
>
> *3.1.2 Ubuntu*
>
>   - Update tzdata by using apt-get command
>
>   # apt-get update
>   # apt-get install tzdata
>
>    At the time of writing this article (18-Jun-2009), Ubuntu has not yet
>   published the required patch in the official update channel. But still
>   proposed update can be installed from the related proposed update
> repository
>   (e.g. hardy-proposed, intrepid-proposed, jaunty-proposed) of Ubuntu.
> Check
>   out your distribution name like below:
>
>   $ grep DISTRIB_CODENAME /etc/lsb-release
>   DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy
>
>   And see Testing/Enable
> Proposed<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed>for
> documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Now then install
>   proposed tzdata package like this:
>
>   sudo apt-get -t hardy-proposed update
>   sudo apt-get -t hardy-proposed install tzdata
>
>   *3.1.3 Check Timezone*
>
>   # zdump -v /etc/localtime
>
>   You should see something like this (minimum):
>
>   Fri Jun 19 16:59:59 2009 UTC = Fri Jun 19 22:59:59 2009 BDT
> isdst=0 gmtoff=21600
>   Fri Jun 19 17:00:00 2009 UTC = Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 2009 BDST
> isdst=1 gmtoff=25200
>
>   Related information: Timezone change for
> Bangladesh<https://bugs.launchpad.net/fedora/+source/tzdata/+bug/383444>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Ammar Karim <ammar.li...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> > MS has released a not-so perfect but workable patch and Time Zone editor
> > for its versions of Windows, however what about linux? Rather than having
> to
> > change the time zone by +1:00 manually and adopting Thailand Time Zone,
> is
> > there any script that would enable "Adjust for Daylight Savings" in
> Gnome?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ammar
> >
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