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APT: Release file is not valid yet

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[PROBLEM]
Fresh setup of Debian 10 (Buster), I got a strange error message when updating the repository sources:
E: Release file for http://xxx/mirror/debian/dists/buster-updates/InRelease is not valid yet (invalid for another 11h 54min 2s). Updates for this repository will not be applied.
[SOLUTION]
Time/date of the machine was completely wrong (because never set).
In general I recommend installing NTP to keep time proper and sync:

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$ apt install ntp
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