"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.
Speaking as someone who used to use RH (actually, I still have three
servers running it, I guess), and now swears by Gentoo and Ubuntu...
The RH package manager has always sucked. If you are running RH, then
yes, it would probably be easier to install from source. The Gentoo and
Ubuntu package manager(s) rock. So. Hrm. Using the package manager is
probably easier on Ubuntu...but installing from source has it's merits too.
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)
You don't need a Mac to be cool (*whisper* Don't listen some of the
other people on this list, they are all indoctrinated into the cult.
They will say anything for you to drink the magic Mac koolaid). I mean,
soon enough they will be using CISC processors anyway, and then, what's
the point? *drops glove* :P
and I'm having a hard time because I don't really understand the right
way to do things.
Development Environment === Ruby + What?
What type of development environment do you want? I am going to assume
from the links you posted that you just want Ruby and Rails?
Culling information from different source seems to leave me with more
questions than answers.
Why not just follow the generalized instructions here:
http://www.rubyonrails.org/down
In sum:
1. Install Ruby.
$ sudo apt-get install ruby
2. Install RubyGems
$ sudo apt-cache search gems
$ sudo apt-get install WhateverYouFound
3. Install Rails with RubyGems
$ gem install rails --include-dependencies
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)
Package managers are supposed to be cool because they take care of
dependencies for you. I'm not sure why someone would use a package
manager, but try do the individual installation of dependencies, but it
sounds like madness (or like the redhat package manager...ha ha).
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?
I suppose you would want them if you want to do ssl-crypto and play with
big numbers. I dont think you *need* them, but if you do, ruby gems will
do the right thing.
Is there a list of stable (i.e. not in development) libraries that can be
installed into Ruby?
Something like this, maybe?
http://rubyforge.org/
Thank you.
No problem. Good Luck. I hope ruby makes you as happy as it makes me.
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Caleb Phillips
IT Specialist
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