How to Install and Uninstall rng-tools Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "rng-tools" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install rng-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rng-tools
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rng-tools" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall rng-tools on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                rng-tools
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rng-tools package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: rng-tools
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 136
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Architecture: amd64
Version: 5-0ubuntu3
Replaces: intel-rng-tools
Provides: intel-rng-tools
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcrypt20 (>= 1.6.0), udev (>= 0.053) | makedev (>= 2.3.1-77)
Conflicts: intel-rng-tools
Filename: pool/universe/r/rng-tools/rng-tools_5-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Size: 21916
MD5sum: 8c00caf45629b8cc279aecca40d8208c
SHA1: 2e5f23e27e3a0329605b15d2e0bcca993268f45d
SHA256: 0cc39cad76568f53f3bc1e9a029fcf1a4afaa4df94378c436e9350975feb4b7c
Description-en: Daemon to use a Hardware TRNG
The rngd daemon acts as a bridge between a Hardware TRNG (true random number
generator) such as the ones in some Intel/AMD/VIA chipsets, and the kernel's
PRNG (pseudo-random number generator).
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It tests the data received from the TRNG using the FIPS 140-2 (2002-10-10)
tests to verify that it is indeed random, and feeds the random data to the
kernel entropy pool.
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This increases the bandwidth of the /dev/random device, from a source that
does not depend on outside activity. It may also improve the quality
(entropy) of the randomness of /dev/random.
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A TRNG kernel module such as hw_random, or some other source of true
entropy that is accessible as a device or fifo, is required to use this
package.
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This is an unofficial version of rng-tools which has been extensively
modified to add multithreading and a lot of new functionality.
Description-md5: 6da2aca3dd07b55b609d9cf3d5d7cd57
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu