How to Install and Uninstall ekeyd-egd-linux Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 05,2024

1. Install "ekeyd-egd-linux" package

This is a short guide on how to install ekeyd-egd-linux on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: ekeyd-egd-linux
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.5-6.3
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: 50
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38), lsb-base
Suggests: ekeyd
Filename: pool/universe/e/ekeyd/ekeyd-egd-linux_1.1.5-6.3_amd64.deb
Size: 13528
MD5sum: b560f2758750c6b9e21ae0bfa9866c81
SHA1: 031cc3ff1eb0634dae4a420acaa492da9cfece30
SHA256: 3c5270f229a0ce71370d081fd6d6e61817b8f5de5a3ce8d116759676570cd627
SHA512: c8952c7e525e082fe6e204d67be58cb60efca3915bfdd62aedc3312b2026454e77604c50ec62e9d6dd92ae8ee40bec144f176049b8c2ec1496323a5a4bf0f149
Description: Transfers entropy from an EGD to the Linux kernel pool
Description-md5: a816f9f0582534189bb6da5ddeb49ee3