Background on why rng-tools-debian exists: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rng-tools/+bug/1333293
Basically, Debian carried massive delta against upstream for years which was never merged but which is so crucial many users rely on it, and upstream’s version comes nowhere near its functionality. If one doesn’t need these features (or has a modern/high-bitrate HWRNG) one’s better with upstream’s 5.x/6.x version, otherwise one must use rng-tools-debian instead. This “castling move” was recommended to me in that bugreport linked. tl;dr: Yes, we do need both. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1903793 Title: rng-tools: should become a transitional package, like in Debian, but to rng-tools5 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rng-tools/+bug/1903793/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
