How to Install and Uninstall entropybroker Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "entropybroker" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install entropybroker on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                entropybroker
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "entropybroker" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall entropybroker on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                entropybroker
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the entropybroker package on Kali Linux

Package: entropybroker
Source: entropybroker (2.9-7)
Version: 2.9-7+b1
Installed-Size: 7114
Maintainer: Thorsten Alteholz
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcrypto++8 (>= 8.7.0+git220824), libftdi1, libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libgd3 (>= 2.1.0~alpha~), libpcsclite1 (>= 1.3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Size: 627772
SHA256: d9144bf8bee56022e630d6ac2a8dfbb38016ea2cd012650a1b47a50ba858b845
SHA1: 559147209f53688faaa982b24b58685ae52a408a
MD5sum: f09ab292c331af96bced9cb1e5bb3916
Description: infrastructure for distributing random numbers (entropy data)
Entropy Broker is an infrastructure for distributing cryptographically secure
random numbers (entropy data) from one or more servers to one or more clients.
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It allows you to distribute entropy data (random values) to /dev/random
devices from other systems (real servers or virtualised systems).
It helps preventing that the /dev/random device gets depleted; an empty
/dev/random-device can cause programs to hang (waiting for entropy data to
become available).
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This is useful for systems that need to generate encryption keys, run VPN
software or run a casino website. Also virtual systems that have no good
sources of entropy like virtual servers (e.g. VMware, XEN and KVM (although
KVM has the virtio_rnd driver)).
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Entropy Broker is an infrastructure consisting of client-daemons that fill
/dev/random and server-daemons that feed the central entropy broker-server.
The server-daemons can gather random values by measuring timer frequency
noise, analysing noise from a unused audio-device, noise from a video source
(webcam, tv-card) and random values from a real hardware RNG (random number
generator).
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.vanheusden.com/entropybroker/
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/e/entropybroker/entropybroker_2.9-7+b1_amd64.deb