How to Install and Uninstall rng-tools Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "rng-tools" package

Please follow the instructions below to install rng-tools on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall rng-tools on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rng-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rng-tools package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: rng-tools
Version: 5migrate1
Installed-Size: 29
Maintainer: Thorsten Glaser
Architecture: all
Depends: rng-tools-debian (>= 2.2~)
Pre-Depends: mksh
Description: transitional dummy package for rng-tools migration
Description-md5: fa773c79597245d91f2f8fded81792c7
Tag: interface::daemon, network::server, role::program
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/rng-tools/rng-tools_5migrate1_all.deb
Size: 13784
MD5sum: 4c025923bba34d7dff9530fd8f8f8938
SHA256: 2cb8dc2857c03788f0874aec3ce65cc0c571f7f4fdc1f283e1530bf52640ca31