> 
> Hello. The documentation that comes with 1.7rc says:
> 
> "You can use MySQL without installing a gem, but installing the gem can
> speed things up a bit: sudo install gem mysql."
> 
> Shouldn't that be "sudo gem install mysql"?
> 

Yes, you are right.

> The docs also say that ruby "Version 1.8.6 is recommended". What about
> 1.8.7? The latest ubuntu ships with that version.
> 

You are right again. This should be 1.8.6 or later

> 
> These are the packages available. Can I just install one of them
> instead?
> 
> libdataobjects-mysql-ruby1.8
> libdbd-mysql-ruby
> libdbd-mysql-ruby1.8
> libmysql-ruby
> libmysql-ruby1.8
> 

I use the ruby-mysql rpm and things work, so I guess trying libmysql-ruby is
the same...

> Also, the documentation says that ruby, rubygems, and the ruby mysql
> gem
> are the only needed software. Does that mean that libfcgi is already
> included? If it is not, it would be better to be clear about that. Same
> question with rake. Is it provided by tracks, or do I need to get it
> separately?

Good points.

Reinier

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