How to Install and Uninstall rng-tools5 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 21,2024

You can also install and uninstall the rng-tools5 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 "rng-tools5" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install rng-tools5 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 "rng-tools5" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall rng-tools5 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rng-tools5
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rng-tools5 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: rng-tools5
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5-4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Stone
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 82
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.8.0)
Conflicts: rng-tools
Filename: pool/universe/r/rng-tools5/rng-tools5_5-4_amd64.deb
Size: 19964
MD5sum: 3dde4f83d6e41f5b743213c8f049efc1
SHA1: 1f27bf513f636b872e0144a9789946508e5232b5
SHA256: 5d74ac28362e7f93a71bb9e9eba3e2f46006d1f3d8f7a5fd3cab6941234e8fab
SHA512: 511d5dde10587f3984eabcaff7f30b3ad9bac98a776da702dc67d1713dab454b137f99947bf3ca2e49a086eb2751d7a914ef4e87343ad79a855fe2ebbf337ef2
Description: Daemon to use a Hardware TRNG
Description-md5: 53bdd8d47cb06608cb9b3f3a21f5a0d5