The time in Linux Mint Debian Edition can be wrong compared to your Windows installation; this is easily fixed though.
Open the /etc/adjtime file in VIM.
vim /etc/adjtime |
Then change the last line from UTC to LOCAL as shown below.
deusexmachina ~ # cat /etc/adjtime 0.014261 1405441104 0.000000 1405441104 LOCAL |
Then save the file and the changes will be ready to be applied immediately.
Run the hwclock command as root to set the proper time.
deusexmachina ~ # hwclock -s |
And use the date command to see the new time setting.
deusexmachina ~ # date Wednesday 16 July 21:11:21 EST 2014 |
That is how easy it is to fix the time in LMDE. And you do not need a re-boot either.