How to Install and Uninstall rng-tools5 Package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "rng-tools5" package

Learn how to install rng-tools5 on Debian 10 (Buster)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rng-tools5
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rng-tools5" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall rng-tools5 on Debian 10 (Buster):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rng-tools5
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rng-tools5 package on Debian 10 (Buster)

Package: rng-tools5
Version: 5-4
Installed-Size: 85
Maintainer: Michael Stone
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0)
Conflicts: rng-tools
Description: Daemon to use a Hardware TRNG
Description-md5: 53bdd8d47cb06608cb9b3f3a21f5a0d5
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/rng-tools5/rng-tools5_5-4_amd64.deb
Size: 21812
MD5sum: d0e4b42bb0fc0ea055a84165ed1a436e
SHA256: f967378dab19d1f7b16657b11fc5a14922b1c5806652bf47b11cbfb8f46dbf6b