How to Install and Uninstall ekeyd-egd-linux Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 22,2024

You can also install and uninstall the ekeyd-egd-linux on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "ekeyd-egd-linux" package

This is a short guide on how to install ekeyd-egd-linux on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ekeyd-egd-linux package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: Transfers entropy from an EGD to the Linux kernel pool
Description-md5: a816f9f0582534189bb6da5ddeb49ee3