# Debian ruby-full package - a full installation of Ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/debian-ruby-full-package-a-full-installation-of-ruby/105271>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 28, 2007, 10:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/debian-ruby-full-package-a-full-installation-of-ruby/105271 "2007-05-28T10:33:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 10:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/debian-ruby-full-package-a-full-installation-of-ruby/105271/1 "2007-05-28T10:33:44Z")

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Hello Debian Ruby users,

I have seen many complaints on this list that the debian ruby packages  
are split into several small  
components, which makes it a pain to get a ‘genuine’ ruby install.  
Though this is not about to change  
(for many reasons, all too long to fit here), I’ve uploaded to the  
unstable distribution a dependency  
package, ruby-full, that should pull in all the required dependencies to  
get a decent Ruby experience.  
The only exception is the Ruby/Tcl bindings, which are only recommended.

If any debian users doesn’t seem to be able to use some of ruby’s  
parts, please install ruby-full.  
And then, if that doesn’t work yet, you can ask your question here.

Enjoy,

Vince

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/debian-ruby-full-package-a-full-installation-of-ruby/105271/2 "2007-05-28T19:10:49Z")

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On Mon, 28 May 2007 17:32:51 +0900, vince.hetk wrote:

> If any debian users doesn’t seem to be able to use some of ruby’s  
> parts, please install ruby-full.  
> And then, if that doesn’t work yet, you can ask your question here.

Does ruby-elisp really need to be included in this? It’s not really a  
library needed to run ruby programs built on other platforms with the  
whole standard library in mind the same way the other dependencies are.

–Ken  
(who doesn’t have emacs installed yet)