From ba17bea023eb5a25606ad30db118229916c46195 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aminda Suomalainen Date: Tue, 20 May 2025 11:17:31 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] n/essentialsoftware.md: note havegen unrequiredness since 5.6, mention rngd --- n/essentialsoftware.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/n/essentialsoftware.md b/n/essentialsoftware.md index 1f5748f..8d4c153 100644 --- a/n/essentialsoftware.md +++ b/n/essentialsoftware.md @@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ _{{ page.excerpt }}_ - `nvim git tmux zsh mosh` - good luck without these - if cryptographic operations are taking ages, consider something like `haveged`. It's controversial, so if there are no issues, don't install a - random number generator. + random number generator. Should be unnecessary since kernel 5.6, but + **_Debian 13 sddm regardless wants it._** + - If you install `haveged`, please also `sudo systemctl enable --now rngd` + from `rng-tools` (Fedora, Arch?) or `rng-tools5` (Debian) together to ensure + quality, but those shouldn't be required on 5.6 and later either. - userspace oom killer, may avoid frozen systems, much more pleasant than actually having to deal with a frozen system. - `earlyoom`