How To Install infnoise on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install infnoise on Ubuntu 20.04.
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 Ubuntu 20.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove infnoise
Remove infnoise Configurations and Data
To remove infnoise configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install infnoise package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.