How to set date command line output defaults to 24h format?

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My XFCE shows correct time:

But when running date command it defaults to 12h format?

already tried solution from this and this question but still the same, I'm using en_CA.UTF-8 btw.

Are you sure it's the format that is incorrect? if it was really 12h format, I'd expect an AM/PM indicator. What does echo $TZ say? what do you get if you set the TZ explicitly ex. TZ='Asia/Jakarta' date ? — steeldriver, Jun 19, 2020 at 15:03
@steeldriver yes, it is 12h format, since if it was 24h format, it should be 21:51 not 09:51 — Kokizzu, Jun 19, 2020 at 19:24
@steeldriver echo $TZ is empty, when TZ='Asia/Jakarta' date it shows the same as date — Kokizzu, Jul 14, 2020 at 17:17

Benji over_9000 'benchonaut' · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-19 15:48:28Z

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you might be lucky after reading about the LC_ variables , timedatectl and:

answered Jun 19, 2020 at 15:48

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can't check for now, since it's already 02:00 '__') will check in 10+ hours
– Kokizzu
Jun 19, 2020 at 19:24
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aww , nice problem "cannot be checked everytime" -> you can just set your time manually and then use ntpdate or ntpdate-debian askubuntu.com/questions/679988/…
– Benji over_9000 'benchonaut'
Jun 19, 2020 at 19:28

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