How to Install and Uninstall rng-tools-debian Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 16,2024

1. Install "rng-tools-debian" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install rng-tools-debian on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall rng-tools-debian on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rng-tools-debian package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: rng-tools-debian
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thorsten Glaser
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 124
Provides: intel-rng-tools, rng-tools (= 2.1)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), lsb-base, udev (>= 0.053) | makedev (>= 2.3.1-77)
Conflicts: intel-rng-tools, rng-tools
Replaces: intel-rng-tools, rng-tools
Filename: pool/universe/r/rng-tools-debian/rng-tools-debian_2.1_amd64.deb
Size: 36720
MD5sum: 0c903d736bd7abcf9b81718d4a1f16e1
SHA1: 986a33198ff1cbd209028c1536de1f1e8582ef40
SHA256: f35688aa76a9bbd9fa82308a5891d2521646573bcfb4e70e1802cdcbe5f8fa02
SHA512: fb186b16c8db2e59755ee84949caf7b3fe9f88ab5afd37d47e2ffad5cf86feac29c61bb8245eb1d5659b1eb6a92931aea40092a4f0f01aea301bef4315df1bd9
Description-en: daemon to use a Hardware TRNG (classic version)
The rngd daemon acts as a bridge between a Hardware TRNG (true random
number generator), such as the ones in some Intel/AMD/VIA chipsets,
and the kernel's PRNG (pseudo-random number generator).
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It tests the data received from the TRNG using the FIPS 140-2 (2002-10-10)
tests to verify that it is indeed random, and feeds the random data to the
kernel entropy pool.
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This increases the bandwidth of the /dev/random device, from a source
that does not depend on outside activity. It may also improve the
quality (entropy) of the randomness of /dev/random.
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A TRNG kernel module such as hw_random, or some other source of true
entropy that is accessible as a device or fifo, is required to use this
package.
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This is an unofficial version of rng-tools which has been extensively
modified to add multithreading and a lot of new functionality. However,
most users of newer or high-bandwidth HWRNGs might wish to install the
5.x version of rng-tools, also packaged as rng-tools5, instead; while
it lacks some of the new functionality from this version, it offers
more performant support for those.
Description-md5: 92853c313852972f917ddd479b6d7b05