"Should I use a package manager (I believe apt-get (using the stable source) uses Ruby 1.8.2) or should I download and compile the latest and greatest (1.8.4 at this time) myself?"
I'm using RH Fedora 3, and I found it much easier to just get the source and compile it. -Michael On 1/18/06, Carlos Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > All, > > > > I'm attempting to setup a development environment with the latest version of > Kubuntu as my OS (I would use a Mac, just don't have the cash for it right > now) and I'm having a hard time because I don't really understand the right > way to do things. > > > > Culling information from different source seems to leave me with more > questions than answers. > > > > For example, I've found the following information scattered amongst a few > blogs: > > > > HowTo: Install Ruby, RubyonRails, and RubyGems on Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy) > (http://blog.hypexr.org/?p=105) > > > > sudo apt-get install ruby rails > > > > Installing Ruby on Rails on Debian system > (http://www.2sheds.ru/blog/2005/02/installing-ruby-on-rails-on-debian.php) > > > > apt-get install libruby libruby1.8 ruby ruby1.8 libzlib-ruby1.8 > libyaml-ruby1.8 rdoc1.8 libiconv-ruby1.8 irb1.8 libreadline-ruby1.8 > > libcurses-ruby1.8 libbigdecimal-ruby1.8 libdrb-ruby1.8 liberb-ruby1.8 > > > > Ruby, Rails, Apache2, and Ubuntu Breezy (5.10) > (http://fo64.com/articles/2005/10/20/rails-on-breezy) > > > > #Installing ruby (all one line) > > sudo apt-get install rails irb libdbm-ruby1.8 > > libfcgi-ruby1.8 libfcgi0 libgdbm-ruby1.8 > > libmysql-ruby1.8 libmysqlclient12 > > libopenssl-ruby1.8 libruby1.8-dbg > > mysql-common ri ri1.8 ruby1.8-dev > > > > As you can see, all of the examples use the apt-get package manager which is > the standard package manager for (K)Ubuntu and Debian. However, all of the > examples vary in their syntax. > > > > Most of the examples explain the how but not the why. Needless to say, I > have a lot of questions about this… > > > > Why does the first one only read "sudo apt-get install ruby rails" while the > other ones add libraries (if that's the right name for them) at install > time? (I understand the sudo apt-get commands themselves) > > Why would I need libbigdecimal-ruby1.8 and libopenssl-ruby1.8 (just two > examples)? What do they do for me? Why wouldn't I want them? If I don't > install it now and I need it later, how is that done? > > Is there a list of stable (i.e. not in development) libraries that can be > installed into Ruby? > > Should I use a package manager (I believe apt-get (using the stable source) > uses Ruby 1.8.2) or should I download and compile the latest and greatest > (1.8.4 at this time) myself? If I should compile by hand, how do I add all > of the other goodies (example: libopenssl, etc.)? > > > > I'm hoping that someone can help me clear my head of these questions. If I > need to RTFM, then by all means, let me know where the manual is and I'll > read it. > > > > Any help one can offer would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Carlos Rodriguez > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > PDXRuby mailing list > [email protected] > IRC: #pdx.rb on irc.freenode.net > http://lists.pdxruby.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxruby > >
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