• From: /emerald-city
  • Registered: 2009-05-30
  • Posts: 392

Topic: Setting up CURRENT Ruby,RVM, and Rails

@safetycopy passed along a good blog post for setting up a current Ruby Environment on Debian. Debian seems to lag a little (read alot) when it comes to Ruby, and they have chosen to severely disable the 'gem' command structure for updating and installing, stating that all updates in a Debian based system should happen through the Package Manager. I actually appreciate their integrity, but if you are interested in setting up a current and regularly update-able ruby environment, , you might want to check out THIS post. It  was written for Ubuntu 10.10, but i was able to find all of the dependencies in the repos. Its just nice to be able to pull current gems with out alot of hassle, and to be able to upgrade ruby regularly.

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  • From: The Chatsubo
  • Registered: 2010-04-03
  • Posts: 1,056

Re: Setting up CURRENT Ruby,RVM, and Rails

Yeah, discovering this was really a godsend - I was getting ready to give up on the idea!

P.S. I like the way you understated the whole Debian/Ruby mess big_smile

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