How to Install and Uninstall haveged.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "haveged.x86_64" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install haveged.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                haveged.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "haveged.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall haveged.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the haveged.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

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Available Packages
Name : haveged
Version : 1.9.14
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 78 k
Source : haveged-1.9.14-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : epel
Summary : A Linux entropy source using the HAVEGE algorithm
URL : https://github.com/jirka-h/haveged
License : GPLv3+
Description : A Linux entropy source using the HAVEGE algorithm
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: Haveged is a user space entropy daemon which is not dependent upon the
: standard mechanisms for harvesting randomness for the system entropy
: pool. This is important in systems with high entropy needs or limited
: user interaction (e.g. headless servers).
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: Haveged uses HAVEGE (HArdware Volatile Entropy Gathering and Expansion)
: to maintain a 1M pool of random bytes used to fill /dev/random
: whenever the supply of random bits in /dev/random falls below the low
: water mark of the device. The principle inputs to haveged are the
: sizes of the processor instruction and data caches used to setup the
: HAVEGE collector. The haveged default is a 4kb data cache and a 16kb
: instruction cache. On machines with a cpuid instruction, haveged will
: attempt to select appropriate values from internal tables.