How to Install rng-tools software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install rng-tools software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

rng-tools software package provides Daemon to use a Hardware TRNG, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install rng-tools 

rng-tools is installed in your system.

Make ensure the rng-tools package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep rng-tools *

You will get with rng-tools package name, version, architecture and description in a table

rng-tools package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Utilities
Package rng-tools
Version 4-0ubuntu2
Description Daemon to use a Hardware TRNG
Sub Section Utils


See Also, How to uninstall or remove rng-tools software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?