How to Install and Uninstall ruby-password Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: February 24,2025

1. Install "ruby-password" package

Please follow the guidance below to install ruby-password on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall ruby-password on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ruby-password
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ruby-password package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: ruby-password
Priority: optional
Section: universe/ruby
Installed-Size: 48
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Ruby Extras Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.5.3-4build6
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libcrack2 (>= 2.8.12), libruby2.3 (>= 2.3.0~preview2), ruby (>= 1:2.3~0), ruby-termios
Filename: pool/universe/r/ruby-password/ruby-password_0.5.3-4build6_amd64.deb
Size: 10954
MD5sum: 87debbe43714b714057582a9962d8271
SHA1: c43e2f166723062f9ee4d24f67570b9700c32888
SHA256: 8006106a0e86c975693947836fe77d88e0fe47cd68c821a6c1ee0ef6c1917e77
Description-en: Ruby library for handling passwords
This package is a suite of password handling methods. Specifically, it
handles manual entry of passwords from the keyboard in both buffered and
unbuffered modes, password strength checking, random password generation,
phonemic password generation, and encryption of passwords.
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The common CrackLib library is used to perform password strength checking.
Description-md5: 29d7ffb0ecf8a7a3ef72ab893bdb7b53
Homepage: http://www.caliban.org/ruby/ruby-password.shtml
Ruby-Versions: ruby2.3
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu