How to Install and Uninstall rng-tools-debian Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "rng-tools-debian" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install rng-tools-debian on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rng-tools-debian
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "rng-tools-debian" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall rng-tools-debian on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rng-tools-debian
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the rng-tools-debian package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: rng-tools-debian
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thorsten Glaser
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 123
Provides: intel-rng-tools, rng-tools (= 2.4)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.38), sysvinit-utils (>= 3.05-4~), udev | makedev
Conflicts: intel-rng-tools, rng-tools5
Breaks: rng-tools (>= 5migratf), rng-tools (<< 5migrate)
Replaces: intel-rng-tools, rng-tools
Filename: pool/universe/r/rng-tools-debian/rng-tools-debian_2.4_amd64.deb
Size: 42680
MD5sum: cdd5b6f6b575d05fb56829c87d30eb53
SHA1: 0cf6473c78bc8fa3acfd229ea513cc366b984e21
SHA256: c71bb542d0aa66fba50a92ba90445233f90257bdb7984bbce41610d1d3df6078
SHA512: 9c6aa936a9c403bd2a007e68186861cd64a13d08f96a4ef5b91b1225451ff80754bdd87b7259a7813f9f240a3f96cdee80d568313096f86a61c1487669f53336
Description: daemon to use a Hardware RNG (classic version)
Description-md5: 79886e724d12d4e9ccd765b7cd54dd0d