How to Install and Uninstall rng-tools Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "rng-tools" package

This is a short guide on how to install rng-tools on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall rng-tools on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rng-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rng-tools package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: rng-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5-1ubuntu2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 108
Provides: intel-rng-tools
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0), udev (>= 0.053) | makedev (>= 2.3.1-77), lsb-base
Conflicts: intel-rng-tools
Replaces: intel-rng-tools
Filename: pool/universe/r/rng-tools/rng-tools_5-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 23752
MD5sum: 24ddbe3145ecd3b6779fbc47f0e3e2ed
SHA1: 8a640530f294c991cfaa50a376d3f9a890304e3d
SHA256: d52c03f8f9bcada114c7a59ec5816a13e7f0b055d2d53a72bffaa14c813d2fec
Description: Daemon to use a Hardware TRNG
Description-md5: 6da2aca3dd07b55b609d9cf3d5d7cd57