# Building from source

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-from-source/176834>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 6, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-from-source/176834 "2009-10-06T21:29:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rajinder_Y)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-from-source/176834/1 "2009-10-06T21:29:26Z")

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Do I need to consider anything if I were to build the latest 1.9 Ruby  
stable from source. I currently have Ruby 1.8 installed using the  
package manager on my Kubuntu.

I know I can install 1.9 from my package manager.  
I am wondering what would happen, any adverse effect?

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Rajinder Y.

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**Author:** ![Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rajinder_Y)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 12:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-from-source/176834/2 "2009-10-07T00:37:22Z")

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On 6 Okt., 21:27, Rajinder Y. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Do I need to consider anything if I were to build the latest 1.9 Ruby  
> stable from source. I currently have Ruby 1.8 installed using the  
> package manager on my Kubuntu.

Its very easy and fast (at least for 1.8.x i did it for some of our  
older build machines). Just configure, compile and install [1]. Maybe  
setup the PATH of your machine if you installed 1.9 into a separate  
directory. Than you can easily delete if if 1.9 is available over the  
package management.

Stefan

[1]  
[http://www.rubyinside.com/how-to-start-playing-with-ruby-19-right-now-661.html](http://www.rubyinside.com/how-to-start-playing-with-ruby-19-right-now-661.html)  
(should be the same on Kubuntu)

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**Author:** ![Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rajinder_Y)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-from-source/176834/3 "2009-10-07T02:13:22Z")

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Stefan P. wrote:

> package management.  
> I think I will start to play around with 1.9. I did a test install of  
> Ruby  
> 1.9+Gems from source on CentOS 5.3 running in VMWare. It was really easy  
> and  
> fast to install.

> Stefan
> 
> [1] [How To Start Playing With Ruby 1.9 Right Now!](http://www.rubyinside.com/how-to-start-playing-with-ruby-19-right-now-661.html)  
> (should be the same on Kubuntu)

Thanks for the link.

> 

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Kind Regards,  
Rajinder Y.

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