jitterentropy-rngd on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "jitterentropy-rngd" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install jitterentropy-rngd on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -S
            
                        
                jitterentropy-rngd
            
                    
    
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* (Optional) Uninstall jitterentropy-rngd on Arch using YAY


    
        
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                yay -Rns
            
                        
                jitterentropy-rngd
            
                    
    
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2. Manually Install "jitterentropy-rngd" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone jitterentropy-rngd's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/jitterentropy-rngd.git 
            
                        
                ~/jitterentropy-rngd
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/jitterentropy-rngd folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/jitterentropy-rngd
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the jitterentropy-rngd package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1135026
Name: jitterentropy-rngd
PackageBaseID: 171279
PackageBase: jitterentropy-rngd
Version: 1.2.8-1
Description: Jitter RNG daemon
URL: https://www.chronox.de/jent.html
NumVotes: 2
Popularity: 1.3E-5
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: Chocobo1
Submitter: Chocobo1
FirstSubmitted: 1632293760
LastModified: 1662304468
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jitterentropy-rngd.tar.gz