On Bionic, the stock default sources are using HTTPS: $ gem environment | grep -A1 'REMOTE SOURCES' - REMOTE SOURCES: - https://rubygems.org/
So it's no longer required to create a /etc/gemrc or ~/.gemrc file. ** Changed in: ruby1.9.1 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1467716 Title: "gem install" fetches packages from unencrypted HTTP URL To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby1.9.1/+bug/1467716/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs