How to Install and Uninstall rng-tools5 Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "rng-tools5" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install rng-tools5 on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall rng-tools5 on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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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 11 (Bullseye)

Package: rng-tools5
Source: rng-tools5 (5-4)
Version: 5-4+b1
Installed-Size: 86
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+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 22104
MD5sum: 2c505c63aefd58839cfb22e49af88a06
SHA256: a930fe0fe314beadab8f5072c9a379689b83b730af1da69c35a4f967a12112c8