def Linux_set_datetime(dt):
    """ Uses DateTime instance to set OS date and time for Linux computer. """
    """ NOTE: untested, presumes root privileges """
    os.system("date %d%d%d%d%d" % (dt.month(), dt.date(), dt.hour(), dt.seconds(),dt.year()))
    os.system("hwclock --utc --systohc")
 Uses DateTime instance to set OS date and time for Linux computer. 
recipes/Python/576546_DateTimeSyncer_Daylight_Savings_Time/recipe-576546.py