How to Install and Uninstall ruby-securecompare Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "ruby-securecompare" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install ruby-securecompare on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ruby-securecompare
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ruby-securecompare" package

Learn how to uninstall ruby-securecompare on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ruby-securecompare
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ruby-securecompare package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: ruby-securecompare
Architecture: all
Version: 1.0.0-1.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 22
Depends: ruby | ruby-interpreter
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-securecompare/ruby-securecompare_1.0.0-1.1_all.deb
Size: 4064
MD5sum: a69d41ee2c7d6689c4693932ea51f86c
SHA1: ef8805b2dfe39af9967599dd1810f494f2d15e4f
SHA256: a5f114b191711b1cc61ebcc7e91b08692498328c89ddd06403ff30c83efa2bb3
SHA512: 7a2406160486a3a6030527c81f372dc48a2a1d807a0a02ae3875606d7eeef7edeb889fa403bf4f0e6a233df9cc022c7c6f63b24a58650bc8d03bd58b30c84ea8
Homepage: https://github.com/samuelkadolph/securecompare
Description-en: string comparison method safe for use in cryptographic functions
securecompare borrows the secure_compare private method from
ActiveSupport::MessageVerifier which lets you do safely compare strings
without being vulnerable to timing attacks. Useful for Basic HTTP
Authentication in your rack/rails application.
Description-md5: 4e4c3951316024fed976f239d5fcdd5d
Ruby-Versions: all