# Easy extension installs

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/easy-extension-installs/125547>\
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**Created:** [January 10, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/easy-extension-installs/125547 "2008-01-10T02:13:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mario\_TSL](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Mario\_TSL](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mario_TSL)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/easy-extension-installs/125547/1 "2008-01-10T02:13:16Z")

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I’m relatively new here, so I’m just throwing out an idea. But I note  
that lots of extensions have a task for moving their public files to the  
relative locations in the public folder as part of the install process.

I guess I’m wondering if simplifying this by dropping a symlink (or a  
copy if symlinking is not supported) straight into the public folder  
makes sense?

/public  
/my\_fancy\_ext  
/images  
/javascripts  
/stylesheets

Seems cleaner than seeding files throughout the public folder. An  
uninstall would be as easy as deleting the symlink.

Just wondering…