How to Install and Uninstall ekeyd-egd-linux Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "ekeyd-egd-linux" package

This tutorial shows how to install ekeyd-egd-linux on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ekeyd-egd-linux
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ekeyd-egd-linux" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall ekeyd-egd-linux on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ekeyd-egd-linux
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ekeyd-egd-linux package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: ekeyd-egd-linux
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.5-6.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Source: ekeyd
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simtec Electronics
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 48
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), lsb-base
Suggests: ekeyd
Filename: pool/universe/e/ekeyd/ekeyd-egd-linux_1.1.5-6.2_amd64.deb
Size: 13808
MD5sum: 35f49c177ae33e884cdbbfb6762349c5
SHA1: 35457ff01be42e358dd5a0a81de65f361826c7eb
SHA256: c25e3411737e2f0a3999d9f7753f7b6885f34477e11f02f72a4f94df69c5d713
SHA512: 977f7abd2cb2ab0a1663fe6de6d61ec9516c28195ca34ea53623b312b4167e66398af248a9235fa4e7187c21518c684a0a34518eaacd20e104e4653a44b9ef58
Description: Transfers entropy from an EGD to the Linux kernel pool
Description-md5: a816f9f0582534189bb6da5ddeb49ee3