Nick Janetakis • 4/7/2026

Custom dmenu / fzf Picker to Set Your Timezone with Geolocation

This article details a developer's solution for quickly setting the system timezone on a Linux laptop while traveling. It discusses the pain points of manually looking up timezone names and using geolocation services (like ipapi.co) that may be inaccurate, rate-limited, or require payment. The author builds a script that integrates with dmenu, fzf, or Walker to display a list of valid timezones from the OS, optionally prefilled with geolocation data, eliminating network calls and manual lookups. The focus is on automation, Linux tools, and scripting for IT/tech productivity.

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#linux #timezone #Geolocation