How To Install chaosread on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install chaosread on Kali Linux.

What is chaosread

chaosread is:

ChaosKey provides a whitened source which the kernel driver uses as the source of random numbers. It also provides access to the raw noise source as a separate USB endpoint. ChaosRead provides access to that raw endpoint.

There are three methods to install chaosread on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install chaosread Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install chaosread using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install chaosread

Install chaosread Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install chaosread using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install chaosread

Install chaosread Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install chaosread using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install chaosread

How To Uninstall chaosread on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the chaosread package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove chaosread

Uninstall chaosread And Its Dependencies

To uninstall chaosread and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove chaosread

Remove chaosread Configurations and Data

To remove chaosread configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge chaosread

Remove chaosread configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove chaosread configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chaosread

Dependencies

chaosread have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libusb-1.0-0

References

• chaosread website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install chaosread package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.