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

Last updated: April 25,2024

1. Install "ekeyd-egd-linux" package

Learn how to install ekeyd-egd-linux on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall ekeyd-egd-linux on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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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 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: ekeyd-egd-linux
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.5-6.2
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: 48
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), lsb-base
Suggests: ekeyd
Filename: pool/universe/e/ekeyd/ekeyd-egd-linux_1.1.5-6.2_amd64.deb
Size: 13808
MD5sum: 35f49c177ae33e884cdbbfb6762349c5
SHA1: 35457ff01be42e358dd5a0a81de65f361826c7eb
SHA256: c25e3411737e2f0a3999d9f7753f7b6885f34477e11f02f72a4f94df69c5d713
SHA512: 977f7abd2cb2ab0a1663fe6de6d61ec9516c28195ca34ea53623b312b4167e66398af248a9235fa4e7187c21518c684a0a34518eaacd20e104e4653a44b9ef58
Description-en: Transfers entropy from an EGD to the Linux kernel pool
This utility reads from an EGD capable service over TCP and writes
the entropy retrieved to the Linux kernel random pool. Typically
this will be used on clusters or virtual hosts where direct access
to useful entropy is hard.
Description-md5: a816f9f0582534189bb6da5ddeb49ee3