How to Install and Uninstall rng-tools-debian Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 13,2024

1. Install "rng-tools-debian" package

Learn how to install rng-tools-debian on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rng-tools-debian
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rng-tools-debian" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall rng-tools-debian on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rng-tools-debian package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: rng-tools-debian
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thorsten Glaser
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 128
Provides: intel-rng-tools, rng-tools (= 2.3)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.32), lsb-base, udev (>= 0.053) | makedev (>= 2.3.1-77)
Conflicts: intel-rng-tools
Breaks: rng-tools (>= 5migratf), rng-tools (<< 5migrate)
Replaces: intel-rng-tools, rng-tools
Filename: pool/universe/r/rng-tools-debian/rng-tools-debian_2.3_amd64.deb
Size: 43280
MD5sum: c9fa186f8c70e0a62bd5f9aaf34a5d83
SHA1: 0ea57c3b037eba3e17cc6f28600a1d78b23dc53b
SHA256: 7d2c8abc17fc80c571c722bd450c2499300c9a5918b5da5767cbc04f30934f55
SHA512: 39772e7a3503fc6ff7d393781b323a06944d05dccb9c22ef2d8c7b5061954326ee0b8782675bcc1144916f2fd7f95cec6c378c6ef42a06fd7d9fdfaa3950219f
Description: daemon to use a Hardware RNG (classic version)
Description-md5: 79886e724d12d4e9ccd765b7cd54dd0d