How to Install and Uninstall rng-tools5 Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 21,2024

1. Install "rng-tools5" package

This tutorial shows how to install rng-tools5 on Kali Linux


    
        
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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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall rng-tools5 on Kali Linux:


    
        
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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 Kali Linux

Package: rng-tools5
Source: rng-tools5 (5-4.1)
Version: 5-4.1+b1
Installed-Size: 88
Maintainer: Michael Stone
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.10.0)
Conflicts: rng-tools
Size: 22120
SHA256: bb26037dbce2eecd96d8f94db0a6f8f6ca5bf633eb57672775c8939961447d76
SHA1: fd8377470532ca4160f3a4add6d70ec6f444869d
MD5sum: eb8d3818dae3a7c886509641c0548aac
Description: Daemon to use a Hardware TRNG
The rngd daemon acts as a bridge between a Hardware TRNG (true random number
generator) such as the ones in some Intel/AMD/VIA chipsets, and the kernel's
PRNG (pseudo-random number generator).
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It tests the data received from the TRNG using the FIPS 140-2 (2002-10-10)
tests to verify that it is indeed random, and feeds the random data to the
kernel entropy pool.
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This increases the bandwidth of the /dev/random device, from a source that
does not depend on outside activity. This may improve the behavior of systems
which experience low values in /proc/sys/kernel/random/entropy_avail
It may also improve the quality (entropy) of the randomness of /dev/random.
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A TRNG kernel module such as hw_random, or some other source of true
entropy that is accessible as a device or fifo, is required to use this
package. It will take advantage of the RDRAND and RDSEED instructions
included in some Intel & AMD CPUs.
Description-md5:
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/rng-tools5/rng-tools5_5-4.1+b1_amd64.deb