How to Install and Uninstall rng-tools.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 9

Last updated: October 07,2024

1. Install "rng-tools.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to install rng-tools.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 9


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                rng-tools.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rng-tools.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall rng-tools.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 9:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                rng-tools.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rng-tools.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 9

Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:27 ago on Wed Mar 13 07:41:12 2024.
Available Packages
Name : rng-tools
Version : 6.16
Release : 1.el9
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 70 k
Source : rng-tools-6.16-1.el9.src.rpm
Repository : baseos
Summary : Random number generator related utilities
URL : https://github.com/nhorman/rng-tools
License : GPLv2+
Description : This is a random number generator daemon and its tools. It monitors
: a set of entropy sources present on a system (like /dev/hwrng, RDRAND,
: TPM, jitter) and supplies entropy from them to a kernel entropy pool.