How to Install and Uninstall ekeyd Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "ekeyd" package

Please follow the guidance below to install ekeyd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall ekeyd on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ekeyd
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 270
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Simtec Electronics
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.1.5-6.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.16), liblua5.1-0, lua5.1, lua-socket
Recommends: udev
Suggests: munin-node
Filename: pool/universe/e/ekeyd/ekeyd_1.1.5-6.1_amd64.deb
Size: 70522
MD5sum: b830960052cf14a771c0f640fe958656
SHA1: 938ec5cd48661929a83139dc76dce57245e68ba2
SHA256: a8bcc21657d10d2179514340d5e3b133040032b003a015055a7bb29c542d535b
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
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu