How to Install and Uninstall ekeyd Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "ekeyd" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install ekeyd on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ekeyd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ekeyd" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall ekeyd on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ekeyd
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ekeyd package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: ekeyd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.5-6.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simtec Electronics
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 227
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16), liblua5.1-0, lsb-base, lua5.1, lua-socket
Recommends: udev
Suggests: munin-node
Filename: pool/universe/e/ekeyd/ekeyd_1.1.5-6.2_amd64.deb
Size: 70564
MD5sum: e6de59d1a443d57c0f0c98040166fd16
SHA1: 0423259186ea73967af725f1186ba83a4bbc3c58
SHA256: 67843c588da4410fc7991b987257a28454b640e0a264d62e3f2c8dc6d96922ad
SHA512: a1f8985f61174d12fac3ebbbddbc1c0dec5955af9cc933237f6e8f1516c01d911a0ccf0320bd873b1679dd113ab28ff19090097650a8be241167dc7b48dffe45
Description-en: Simtec Electronics UDEKEY01 Entropy Key Daemon
This is a driver for the Simtec Electronics Entropy Key. It is
only needed if you have such a device (or devices). It provides
a daemon and tools to drive and control it, as well as options
for injecting entropy directly into the kernel's pool, or serving
it via the EGD protocol.
Description-md5: 041db2486d2cbdf6014a9e35e3c3a370