How To Install infnoise on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is infnoise

infnoise is:

This package contains the driver for the Infinite Noise True Random Number Generator, enabling it automatically upon insertion and allowing the entropy it generates to be added to the system’s entropy pool. It also includes the various tools available in the Infinite Noise repository, including the health check tool.

There are three methods to install infnoise 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 infnoise Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install infnoise

Install infnoise Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install infnoise

Install infnoise 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 infnoise using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install infnoise

How To Uninstall infnoise on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove infnoise

Uninstall infnoise And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove infnoise

Remove infnoise Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge infnoise

Remove infnoise configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge infnoise

Dependencies

infnoise have the following dependencies:

• init-system-helpers
• libc6
• libftdi1

References

• infnoise website

Summary

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