How to Install and Uninstall jitterentropy-rngd Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: October 06,2024

1. Install "jitterentropy-rngd" package

This guide let you learn how to install jitterentropy-rngd on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                jitterentropy-rngd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "jitterentropy-rngd" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall jitterentropy-rngd on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                jitterentropy-rngd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the jitterentropy-rngd package on Kali Linux

Package: jitterentropy-rngd
Version: 1.2.8-2
Installed-Size: 81
Maintainer: Luca Boccassi
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Size: 21720
SHA256: a31399027c0e0f80cf94529527a48ee1f476b31ea6c70c58dfb6ecd7c72a9dd3
SHA1: a7ae098af7c62318f909b72a61ec795938d42636
MD5sum: 7ffddcb59d6b7e2f8e38b5bfa5bf712a
Description: Jitter RNG Daemon
Using the Jitter RNG core, the rngd provides an entropy source that
feeds into the Linux /dev/random device if its entropy runs low. It
updates the /dev/random entropy estimator such that the newly provided
entropy unblocks /dev/random.
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The seeding of /dev/random also ensures that /dev/urandom benefits from
entropy. Especially during boot time, when the entropy of Linux is low,
the Jitter RNGd provides a source of sufficient entropy.
Description-md5:
Homepage: https://www.chronox.de/jent.html
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/j/jitterentropy-rngd/jitterentropy-rngd_1.2.8-2_amd64.deb