How to Install and Uninstall librandomx-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "librandomx-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install librandomx-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                librandomx-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "librandomx-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall librandomx-dev on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


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

Package: librandomx-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.7-4
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: librandomx
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Cryptocoin Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 199
Depends: librandomx0 (= 1.1.7-4)
Filename: pool/universe/libr/librandomx/librandomx-dev_1.1.7-4_amd64.deb
Size: 5756
MD5sum: 0a045f809fd45adba4a76924f5cc43a1
SHA1: 9851953030edc84e0345235b2298f171b2fe75f8
SHA256: 1c7156c78a4aae26ff9dc27f2aacf42d957387b5b2b5b6c52c56996be742c211
SHA512: 2417cfb624618d359ee46b1a1751a56dfea7273e5a345911f1590eb0d1902968303406d1cb88759ac829e174fdee4b01589a200fa08d41dae88199237288cde6
Homepage: https://github.com/tevador/RandomX
Description-en: proof of work (PoW) algorithm for CPUs - development headers
RandomX is a proof-of-work (PoW) algorithm
that is optimized for general-purpose CPUs.
RandomX uses random code execution (hence the name)
together with several memory-hard techniques
to minimize the efficiency advantage of specialized hardware.
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This package provides development headers for RandomX.
Description-md5: 58c4da771bc5fa55ceea6543cde847da